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Leaks on Russian gas pipelines raise concerns about sabotage

Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen speaks during an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo) Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks during an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo) The pipelines during an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo) FILE - A painting showing the Nord Stream pipelines is displayed on a container near the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline in Lubmin, Germany, July 20, 2022. A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about possible sabotage. It's overshadowed the inauguration Tuesday Sept. 27, 2022, of a long-awaited pipeline that will bring Norwegian gas to Poland. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) FILE - Morning light falls on the landfall facility of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, in Lubmin, Germany, July 21, 2022. A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about possible sabotage. It's overshadowed the inauguration Tuesday Sept. 27, 2022, of a long-awaited pipeline that will bring Norwegian gas to Poland. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) FILE - Pipe systems and shut-off devices are seen at the gas receiving station of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline in Lubmin, Germany, Sept. 26, 2022. During the night of Sept. 26, 2022, there was a pressure drop in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, according to the operator. A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about possible sabotage. It's overshadowed the inauguration Tuesday Sept. 27, 2022, of a long-awaited pipeline that will bring Norwegian gas to Poland. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP, File) President of Poland Andrzej Duda, fourth left, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, fourth right, and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, second right, take part in an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo) A large disturbance in the sea can be observed off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 following a series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about possible sabotage. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she “cannot rule out” sabotage after three leaks were detected on Nord Stream 1 and 2. (Danish Defence Command via AP) Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, left, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, center, and President of Poland Andrzej Duda, right, take part in an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo) Workers stand near the pipelines during an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo) A large disturbance in the sea can be observed off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022 following a series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany have triggered concerns about possible sabotage. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she “cannot rule out” sabotage after three leaks were detected on Nord Stream 1 and 2. (Danish Defence Command via AP)