Russian pipeline to Europe sabotaged?

 NY Times:

Europe Points to Sabotage in Pipeline Leaks and Pledges ‘United Response’

The ruptures in two undersea gas pipelines from Russia have unsettled European officials and showed that vital energy infrastructure could be vulnerable.

There has been some speculation that Russia was responsible for the damage. 

Washington Post:

The European Union vowed to investigate explosions of Nord Stream gas pipelines. The United States condemned staged referendums in Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine.

See, also:

 Blaming Moscow for Nord Stream sabotage is 'stupid and absurd,' Moscow says

Ukraine accused Russia of sabotaging the pipelines to cause a 'pre-winter panic' in Europe

And:

 How Putin could have carried out Nord Stream pipeline attack

And:

And:

 Did Putin's frogmen blow up Europe's gas supplies? Western leaders blame 'deliberate' sabotage after Nord Stream pipe from Russia ruptured off Sweden causing 3000ft-wide bubbles and sending prices spiking

There is also the possibility that the pipeline was not properly engineered by the Russians. 

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