Tag: Exclusive economic zone
NATO chief calls for bigger defense budgets
BRUSSELS, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states should commit to spending at least 2 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense by next year, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday. He was speaking to journalists after a NATO defense ministers’ meeting here to address key issues […]
Ukraine is draining NATO’s ammunition stockpile: Stoltenberg
BRUSSELS, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) must “increase production” of munitions as Ukraine’s rate of use is depleting current capabilities and draining stockpiles, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday. The conflict in Ukraine is “consuming a huge amount of ammunition and depleting allied stocks,” he told reporters ahead […]
Traces of explosives found on Nord Stream scrap – Sweden
The gas pipeline, which connects Russia to Germany, was apparently blown up in September Swedish investigators have found traces of explosives on fragments of “foreign object” recovered from the blast sites in Nord Stream’s underwater pipelines, the country’s security service SAPO said on Friday. The new evidence confirms that the energy links were aimed at […]
Traces of explosives found on Nord Stream debris in Sweden
The gas pipeline, which connects Russia to Germany, was apparently blown up in September Swedish investigators have found traces of explosives on fragments of “foreign objects” recovered from the blast sites of Nord Stream’s underwater pipelines, the nation’s security service SAPO said on Friday. The new evidence confirms that the energy links were aimed at […]
Swedish prosecutor confirms Nord Stream sabotage
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) — The Nord Stream gas pipelines, built to transport gas from Russia to Germany, were deliberately sabotaged, a Swedish prosecutor said Friday. “During the crime scene investigations that were carried out on site in the Baltic Sea, extensive seizures have been made and the area has been carefully documented,” says Attorney […]
Sweden finds foreign objects on Nord Stream’s pipelines
Traces of explosives were found on debris recovered from the blast sites, the country’s security agency said Swedish investigators have found traces of explosives on fragments of “foreign objects” recovered from the blast sites of Nord Stream’s underwater pipelines, the nation’s security service SAPO said on Friday. The new evidence confirms that the energy links […]
Sweden finds “foreign objects” on Nord Stream’s pipelines
Traces of explosives were found on debris recovered from the blast sites, the country’s security agency said Swedish investigators have found traces of explosives on fragments of “foreign object” recovered from the blast sites in Nord Stream’s underwater pipelines, the country’s security service SAPO said on Friday. The new evidence confirms that the energy links […]
Craters were discovered at the Nord Stream blast site
Part of the Russian pipeline was completely destroyed, says the operator The Swiss operator of Russia’s Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline said it discovered explosion craters on the seabed near the damaged first string. “As of November 2, 2022, Nord Stream AG has completed the first data collection at the site of the damage to […]
Zelensky says grain deal resumption important for ‘whole world’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday hailed “a significant diplomatic result for our country and the whole world” after Russia rejoined a deal to allow Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea. Read our live blog to see how all the day’s events unfolded. All times are Paris local time (GMT+1). This live page is no […]
Live: Zelensky says grain deal resumption important for ‘whole world’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday hailed “a significant diplomatic result for our country and the whole world” after Russia rejoined a deal to allow Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea. Follow our live blog for the latest developments. All times are Paris local time (GMT+1). 10:16pm: Zelensky says grain deal resumption important for ‘whole […]
Sweden is to carry out a further Nord Stream crime scene investigation
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) — Sweden will conduct further crime scene investigations into suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines, the Swedish Prosecutor’s Office said here on Friday. “I have decided to, together with the security police, carry out a number of additional investigations at the crime scene,” says chief […]
The Swedish Navy conducts inspections at the Nord Stream pipeline leak site
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) — The Swedish Navy said Wednesday it had deployed two ships to conduct further investigations into the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea. “I can confirm that we are there with two minesweepers,” Jimmie Adamsson, the navy’s chief of communications, told Sweden’s Television on Wednesday, adding that the vessels […]
Live: Germany fires cybersecurity chief over suspected Russia ties
The head of Germany’s national cyber security agency has been fired following reports of possible links to Russian intelligence, the interior ministry announced on Tuesday. His dismissal came as several regions of Ukraine and the capital Kyiv experienced power outages following several Russian airstrikes targeting energy facilities across the country. Read FRANCE 24’s live blog […]
Leaks on Nord Stream gas pipelines caused by “powerful explosions”, Danish police confirm
According to the joint investigation group that investigated the gas pipeline leaks, it can now be confirmed that the extensive damage to Nord Stream 1 and 2 in Denmark’s exclusive economic zone was caused by powerful explosions. This is stated by the Copenhagen Police in a press release Tuesday morning. The police state that it […]
Sweden rejects Russian demand to share the findings of the Nord Stream leaks
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) — Sweden will not share the results of the crime scene investigation with Russia following the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines two weeks ago, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said Monday, citing confidentiality. “In Sweden, we have pre-investigation secrecy. We are working on exactly how to formulate our response,” […]
Nord Stream’s methane leak is smaller than previously feared
Photo: Pixabay/klassensprecher930 When the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines were shut down in late September, likely as a result of sabotage, large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, leaked into the Baltic Sea, raising fears of both an environmental disaster and a blow to the climate. The two damaged pipelines, which link […]
Denmark estimates when the Nord Stream pipelines will be empty
The damaged infrastructure will end by the end of the week, an official has said More than half of all the gas contained in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines has spilled, the head of the Danish Energy Authority, Kristoffer Boettzauw, told reporters on Wednesday. The pipelines suffered a leak on Monday […]
Another leak discovered on Nord Stream’s pipelines
There are two intrusions into the Swedish economic zone and two more into the Danish one, says Sweden’s coast guard. The Swedish coast guard has said it has discovered a fourth leak on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, which were damaged earlier this week in an alleged sabotage. At first it was believed that the […]
Sweden discovers the fourth Nord Stream leak – media
There are two breaches in each of Stockholm’s and Copenhagen’s economic zones, officials explain The Swedish coast guard has said it has discovered a fourth Nord Stream gas pipeline leak. The key infrastructure was damaged earlier this week in an alleged act of sabotage. At first it was believed that the pipelines on the bottom […]
Nord Stream is not leaking the EU by chance
The pipeline incidents ?are the result of an intentional act? insisted the diplomat The gas leaks at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines “are not a coincidence,” the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said on Wednesday, adding that Brussels would support any investigation “aimed at getting full clarity.” “All available information indicates that […]
Denmark comments on the future of Nord Stream
The damaged Russian gas pipelines will run out by the end of the week, a Danish official has said More than half of all the gas contained in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines has spilled, the head of the Danish Energy Authority, Kristoffer Boettzauw, told reporters on Wednesday. The pipelines suffered […]
Sweden discovers fourth Nord Stream leak media
There are two breaches in each of Stockholm’s and Copenhagen’s economic zones, officials explain The Swedish coast guard has said it has discovered a fourth Nord Stream gas pipeline leak. The key infrastructure was damaged earlier this week in an alleged act of sabotage. At first it was believed that the pipelines on the bottom […]
Operation to clear the Beatris shipwreck of oil
One of the goals of the water protection efficiency program coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment is to find and clean up dangerous shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea. Prior to this, three high-risk shipwrecks have been removed. Ministry of the Environment, Finnish Navy and Border Guard The motor vessel Beatris sank in the Iniö […]