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This will result in the loss of supplies of about 6 bln cubic meters of natural gas to the EU in the first quarter of 2025 alone, the International Energy Agency noted MOSCOW, October 3. /TASS/. The International Energy Agency (IEA) views the risk of full stop of Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine as significant after 2024 and includes it into its forecast for the gas market in the next year. "The future of Russian gas transit via Ukraine is a key uncertainty ahead of the 2024/25 winter, as Russia’s gas transit contract with Ukraine expires at the...

German prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian man over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, German media reported Wednesday, with Polish prosecutors confirming they had received the warrant. In the two years since the mysterious explosions hit the pipelines, speculation has been rife around who was responsible with Ukraine and Russia both vehemently denying any involvement. But German media reported on Wednesday that a European arrest warrant had been requested for a Ukrainian man, a diving instructor whose last known address was in Poland. The Polish prosecutor's office told AFP it had received the...

Tucker Carlson released his interview with Vladimir Putin on Thursday night. During the interview Tucker asked Putin about the Nord Stream Pipeline.Tucker Carlson: Who blew up Nord Stream?Vladimir Putin: You for sure.Tucker Carlson: I was busy that day. I did not blow up Nord Stream.Vladimir Putin: Thank you. You personally may have an alibi, but the CIA has no such alibi.Tucker Carlson: Do you, you have evidence that NATO or the CIA did it?Vladimir Putin: You know, I won’t get into details, but people always say in such cases, look for someone who is interested. But in this case, we...

Former President Donald Trump sits down with Tucker Carlson to discuss foreign policy and how the world has changed since he left office. ...

U.S. Navy divers planted C4 explosives that caused $500 million damage to Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany, sensational report claims Report by Pulitzer Prize-winner Seymour Hersh details plot in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Europe's dependence on gas from Moscow The White House and the CIA have denied claims the attack was carried out after nine months of secret planning overseen by President Joe Biden

The Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed last September by the US in a covert operation, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed. The legendary reporter made the bombshell revelation in an article posted to his newly launched blog on Substack on Wednesday.The explosives were planted at the pipelines back in June 2022 by US Navy divers under the guise of BALTOPS 22 NATO exercise, Hersh reported, citing a source with direct knowledge of the operational planning.The journalist noted he had reached the White House and the CIA for comment, with both firmly rejecting the claim as "utterly false."The bombs...

The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now. The U.S. Navy’s Diving and Salvage Center can be found in a location as obscure as its name—down what was once a country lane in rural Panama City, a now-booming resort city in the southwestern panhandle of Florida, 70 miles south of the Alabama border.