Putin announces alleged preparations to blow up Blue Stream and Turkish Stream«
President of Russia Vladimir Putin said that Russian special services allegedly received information about the preparation of a sabotage against gas pipelines «Blue Stream» і «Turkish Stream».
This was reported by Russian state media, citing a statement by the Kremlin.
According to Putin, this is a possible attempt to undermining the gas transmission infrastructure, which supplies Russian gas to Turkey and Southern Europe.
What we know about gas pipelines
Gas pipelines «Blue Stream and «Turkish Stream (TurkStream) are key routes for Russian gas supplies to Turkey and parts of Europe.
Blue Stream runs along the bottom of the Black Sea directly between Russia and Turkey
TurkStream transports gas to Turkey, as well as further to the Balkans and South-Eastern Europe
These routes remain one of the few channels of Russian gas supply to Europe after the reduction of transit through other destinations.
Context.
Such statements come amid the tense situation around energy infrastructure in Europe, especially after explosions on gas pipelines «Nord Stream» in 2022.
So far, there has been no independent confirmation of the information about the preparation of a sabotage against Blue Stream or TurkStream no.
Experts note that such statements may be part of information confrontation around the energy security of the region.
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