Le Pen called for an international investigation into gas leaks

MOSCOW, 28 Sep — PRIME. International organizations should conduct an investigation to identify those responsible for the sabotage of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party faction in the French parliament, said.

On Monday, Nord Stream 2 AG reported that on one of the lines of Nord Stream 2 (it was filled with technical gas after construction), an emergency occurred in Danish waters near the island of Bornholm, accompanied by a sharp drop in pressure. The reasons are unknown, an investigation is underway, the company specified. Then, for unknown reasons, Nord Stream AG, the operator of Nord Stream, also reported a decrease in pressure on both strings.

“An international investigation is needed (gas leaks on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines). While sabotage is taking place, there are people who really want to aggravate the situation. This is extremely worrisome. International organizations need to whose job it is, they have established who is responsible for this act of sabotage,” she said on the radio station RTL.

On Tuesday, Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Tuesday evening that the incidents of gas leaks from the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were due to “explosions”. EC President Ursula von der Leyen, after the emergency at Nord Stream, threatened to respond to the “deliberate violation” of the European energy infrastructure, without specifying who could be behind the incident.