Nord Stream pipeline leaks due to ‘deliberate acts’: Danish PM

Leaks on the Nord Stream pipelines near a Danish island in the Baltic Sea are due to sabotage, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday.

“The clear advice from the authorities is they were deliberate acts. We are not talking about an accident,” she told a press conference.

Copenhagen expects the leaks at the pipelines, which are not operational but full of gas, to last “at least a week” — until the methane escaping from the underwater pipes runs out, Energy and Climate Minister Dan Jorgensen said.

“We don’t have information yet about those responsible,” Frederiksen added.