UK-Norway gas pipelines face threat as Russia vows 'punishment' for Nord Stream leaks
The Russian mouthpiece called for "an open international investigation of this new attack on international critical infrastructure", adding: "It is impossible to leave this without uncovering those responsible and arduous them.
Russia has repeatedly defendant the West of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines, as last October, Moscow's Ministry of Defence defendant Royal Navy personnel of processing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, an assertion that London aforesaid was false.
Following this accusation, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov warned that Russia is considering what "further steps" should be taken, raising fears that the UK's energy could now be at risk.
Given these threats, experts fear that Russia could use "retaliate" by targeting Western submarine pipelines and cables, which could be devastating for the UK's energy security, the country relies on exports from Norway for 60 percentage of its gas.
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