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Things changed rapidly in Europe after Nord Stream pipeline leak

Last month there were reports of leakages in Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea near Denmark and Sweden. There was panic in European countries after the news of the gas leak surfaced. There was a round of accusations in Russia and other countries. Meanwhile, good news is coming out. Reuters quoted Russian gas supplier Gazprom as saying that the pressure in the Nord Stream pipelines has stabilized. However, this development deeply affected Europe. Here is a report on the whole incident…

Russia accuses America of taking advantage of the opportunity
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that the United States has increased the prices of liquid natural gas (LNG) after a gas leak in the Nord Stream pipelines. Not only this, Russia also says that America has taken advantage of the opportunity and increased the sale of natural gas.

40 percent gas supply from these
In fact, Europe is dependent on Russia for 40 percent of its natural gas. Most of the supply comes from the Yamal-Europe Pipeline and the Nard Stream One Pipeline. The Yamal-Europe Pipeline passes through Belarus and Poland, while the Nord Stream One runs through Ukraine to Germany. About 55 billion cubic meters of gas is supplied to Germany every year from Nord Stream 1. The economic crisis in Germany has deepened due to supply disruptions.

The situation worsened due to the ongoing standoff with Ukraine
Russia, which has come under attack from Western countries, including the US, after launching military operations in Ukraine this year, used fuel supplies as a weapon in response to sanctions. Russia blocked the flow of Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2. Prices in Europe soared as Russian gas supplies plummeted.

This cold will be heavy for European countries
Now incidents of leakages in Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines have acted to create a situation like ‘leprosy in leprosy’. The disruption in fuel supplies to avoid a harsh winter in Europe could worsen the situation. As a result, European countries are struggling to find alternative supplies of fuel used to heat homes, generate electricity and run factories. The worrying thing is that so far there is no one to monitor these pipelines.

Things will get worse
Analysts say the winter season in Europe will prove to be very difficult if the Nord Stream pipelines are not repaired soon. Eni SpA, Gazprom PJSC and Austria are working to fix this. To the relief of news agency Reuters, Gazprom PJSC, the state-owned fuel supplier company of Russia, says that the pressure in the Nord Stream pipelines has now stabilized. However, normalization of supply is still far away.

How did the leakage come
It is not yet clear how the leakage occurred in these pipelines of vital importance to Europe. Analysts and experts say such leaks are very rare. Possible causes range from technical faults to lack of maintenance and sabotage.

Russia is being accused of sabotage
Ukraine alleged that the leak was possibly the result of a terrorist attack by Russia. Poland also called the leak the result of sabotage, while Denmark said it could not be ruled out. European countries supporting Ukraine allege that there have been deliberate attempts by Russia to sabotage the gas pipeline. A statement issued by the 27 member states of the European Union said that the leak appeared to be the result of deliberate acts.

Environmental damage
At the same time, scientists believe that gas leakage can cause major damage to the environment. The Aljazeera report states that the release of the greenhouse gas methane will have a harmful effect on the climate. However this leakage will only affect the environment in the area where it is occurring.

Europe, Norway deployed army in panic
The incident of leakages in Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines has raised the concern of European countries. Norway’s military said on Monday it had deployed troops to protect major onshore oil and gas processing plants, Reuters news agency reported. Not only this, the atmosphere near Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant Zaporizhia is very tense and there is a possibility of nuclear leaks. As a result Poland is distributing iodine tablets to the people.