Nord Stream.

• The recent claims made by investigative journalists regarding the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines (September 2022) have ignited intense discussions and controversies.
  • There were a series of underwater explosions in the Baltic Sea that ruptured the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in September 2022.

About Nord Stream Pipeline:

• The Nord Stream pipeline is a natural gas pipeline that runs under the Baltic Sea, connecting Russia and Germany.
  • Nord Stream 1 is a 1,224 km underwater gas pipeline running from Vyborg in northwest Russia to Lubmin in northeastern Germany via the Baltic Sea.
  • Nord Stream 2 is 1200 km long and runs from Ust-Luga in Leningrad (Russia) to Greifswald in Germany, will have the capacity to handle 55 billion cubic metres of gas per year once it becomes fully operational.
• The pipeline was built with the aim of transporting natural gas from Russia to Europe, bypassing traditional transit countries such as Ukraine.
• The first line of the Nord Stream pipeline was completed in 2011 and the second in 2012, and it has since become a major source of natural gas for Europe.
• The Nord Stream pipeline has significant economic and political implications for both Europe and Russia.