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A satellite image taken September 26, 2022, released September 27, 2022 shows a gas leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline off the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT
The European Union is investigating ruptures in the Nord Stream pipelines which have sent tons of natural gas into the Baltic Sea.
Authorities detected underwater explosions earlier this week.
Meanwhile, residents in Russian-occupied eastern and southern Ukraine voted overwhelmingly in favor of a referendum to rejoin the Russian Federation.
CGTN’s Sergio Olmos reports from Kyiv.
Joining the discussion:
- Marcus Papadopoulos is a historian, analyst and author specializing in Russia and the former Soviet Union.
- Peter Zalmayev is the director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative.
- Pieter Cleppe is editor-in-chief of the Brussels Report.
- Viktor Olevich is the lead expert at the Center for Actual Politics, a Moscow-based think tank.
Blasts occurred near Nord Stream gas leaks, seismologist tells SVT https://t.co/qf7QKTaRAT pic.twitter.com/lPM7Brt64S
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) September 27, 2022
Pro-Moscow officials say residents in one of the four occupied areas of Ukraine voted to join Russia in a Kremlin-orchestrated referendum. Ukraine and West say the sham process has no validity. https://t.co/nlgyj7Pd47
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 27, 2022
