Nord Stream pipeline leaks were act of sabotage, EU says

What they're saying: “All available information indicates those leaks are the result of a deliberate act," Borrell added.

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– “We will support any investigation aimed at getting full clarity on what happened and why, and will take further steps to increase our resilience in energy security.”

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– “Any deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure is utterly unacceptable and will be met with a robust and united response.”

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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that Russia could be behind the leaks as "quite predictable and also predictably stupid," Reuters reported.

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The operators of Nord Stream 2 warned of a loss of pressure in the pipeline on Monday afternoon.

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Then on Tuesday, the operator of Nord Stream 1 said the undersea lines had simultaneously sustained "unprecedented" damage in one day.

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It stretches 745 miles (1,200km) under the Baltic Sea from the Russian coast near St Petersburg to north-eastern Germany

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