Baltic brinksmanship: Pipeline blasts signal potential new front in Ukraine war

Europe’s energy crisis appears to be entering a dangerous new phase.

Should suspicions be confirmed — or simply grow — that Russia was behind explosions that caused three leaks on the two Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea on Monday, the security implications for the Continent would be far-reaching. The idea that the EU's undersea energy and communications infrastructure were now a Russian target would force European militaries to prepare for a largely unexpected new front in the Ukraine war that could bring them into a direct showdown with Russia's navy.

Politico | 27.09.2022