TWO OF RUSSIA’S GAS PIPELINES HAVE THREE LEAKS…ALL OCCURING ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY ON TUESDAY.
IT HAS EXPERTS INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A DELIBERATE ACT OF SABOTAGE AS THE ENERGY CRISIS IN EUROPE RAGES ON.
THE BATTLE OVER ENERGY HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE WAR IN UKRAINE.
THE PIPELINES RUN UNDER THE SEA AND ARE MEANT TO BE SOURCES OF ENERGY **FROM RUSSIA **TO EUROPE.
RUSSIA IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST OIL SUPPLIERS…
AND EUROPE’S NUMBER ONE ENERGY SOURCE.
OIL HAS BECOME RUSSIA’S GREATEST PIECE OF LEVERAGE.
CUTTING OFF NORD STREAM ONE’S GAS-SUPPLY TO EUROPEAN COUNTRIES —
AFTER RUSSIA WAS SANCTIONED BY THE WEST.
THE SECOND NORD STREAM PIPELINE IS NEW AND WAS SUPPOSED TO START PUMPING EARLIER THIS YEAR UNTIL THE UKRAINE WAR PUT THAT ON PAUSE.
IF THE LEAKS WERE CREATED OUT OF RETALIATION…
IT’S UNCLEAR IF EITHER SIDE ACTUALLY PROFITS.
RUSSIA LOSES OIL AND EUROPE’S ACCESS TO NORD STREAM PIPELINES WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO STALL.