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The
Ukraine war
is also, without a doubt, the gas war.
While
Europe
faces the closure of
Russia
's energy tap , this Monday it was discovered that the
Nord Stream 2
gas pipeline , which links
Russia
and
Germany
but has not been put into operation, has a gas leak in the Baltic Sea "dangerous for maritime traffic "about 20 km southeast of the Danish island of
Bornholm
, just outside Danish territorial waters.
In addition, early on Tuesday the infrastructure reported a loss of pressure in the gas pipeline.
Russia
completes on Tuesday the organization of annexation referendums in four territories totally or partially under its control in
Ukraine
, which has angered both
Ukraine
and Western countries, which have promised a forceful response in case
Russia
incorporates these regions.
At the same time,
Moscow
continues to carry out a partial mobilization of its reservists in order to recruit around 300,000 combatants for the
war in Ukraine
, with whom it seeks to respond to the counter-offensive by
Ukrainian
troops which, with the help of deliveries of Western weapons, has recaptured thousands of square kilometers of territory in early September.
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Russia admits "errors" in the mobilization of reservists: "There are cases in which the decree has been violated"
Russia
has admitted this Monday "errors" during the process of mobilizing reservists for the
war in Ukraine
and affirms that there is no decision made on the closure of the borders.
"There are cases in which the decree has been violated. In some regions, the governors are actively working to correct the situation. We hope (...) that all the errors are corrected," Kremlin spokesman
Dmitri Peskov
said .
Russian President
Vladimir Putin
announced last week the mobilization of thousands of reservists to join his ranks in the
Ukraine war
, a decree that has sparked protests across the country.
In addition, many men have crossed the country's borders in recent days.
Responding to questions from journalists, Peskov said that despite some rumors to the contrary, no decision has been made to close
Russia
's external borders and impose martial law in some border regions.
"I don't know anything about this. There are no decisions" made about closing the borders, Peskov said.
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The Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 also suffers a drop in pressure
The Russian gas pipeline
Nord Stream 1
also suffered a pressure drop after experiencing the
Nord Stream 2
, blocked by
Russia
after the
war in Ukraine
, the same mishap shortly before, the infrastructure manager reported on Tuesday.
"Tonight the employees of the control center of the
Nord Stream 1
have registered a drop in pressure in both threads of the gas pipeline. The reasons are being investigated," Switzerland-based
Nord Stream AG
said in a brief statement.
According to the Russian agency Interfax, which cites the Danish Maritime Administration, gas leaks have been recorded in the exclusive economic zone of
Denmark
northeast of the island of
Bornholm
, in the
Baltic Sea
.
This incident occurred shortly after a leak was detected on Sunday night in one of the threads of
Nord Stream 2
, also in the Danish exclusive economic zone, but this time southeast of
Bornholm
, according to the same medium.
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Four regions of Ukraine today decide their annexation to Russia
Russia
completes on Tuesday the organization of annexation referendums in four territories totally or partially under its control in
Ukraine
, which has angered both
Ukraine
and Western countries, which have promised a forceful response in case
Russia
incorporates these regions.
At the same time,
Moscow
continues to carry out a partial mobilization of its reservists in order to recruit around 300,000 combatants for the
war in Ukraine
, with whom it seeks to respond to the counter-offensive by
Ukrainian
troops which, with the help of deliveries of Western weapons, has recaptured thousands of square kilometers of territory in early September.
Annexation referendums have been held since Friday in the breakaway regions of
Donetsk
and
Lugansk
in the east, and the Russian-occupied cities of
Kherson
and
Zaporizhia
, these elections have been denounced as "simulacra" by
Ukraine
and its allies.
The G7
nations
have promised to "never recognize" the results of the votes, while
Washington
has promised a "swift and severe" response through additional economic sanctions to these annexations, which follow the pattern of
Crimea
in March 2014. Report Afp
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US insists on Snowden's extradition despite his Russian citizenship
The United States government insisted on Monday that former CIA analyst Edward Snowden must be extradited and submitted to the US Justice, even if he has acquired Russian citizenship.
"Our position has not changed. Mr. Snowden should return to the United States, where he has to face justice as any other American citizen would," State Department spokesman Ned Price told a news conference.
The official said he was not aware that Snowden had relinquished his US passport and hinted that after acquiring Russian citizenship, the former analyst "might be recruited" to fight in Ukraine as part of the reservist mobilization.
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US announces 457.5 million more to improve Ukraine's civil security
Secretary of State
Anthony Blinken
reported Monday that the United States will allocate an additional $457.5 million to enhance the efforts of Ukraine's law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
In a statement, Blinken explained that the new funds will be used to improve operational capacity to save lives, "while continuing to help defend the Ukrainian people, their freedom and their democracy from the
Kremlin's brutal war of aggression."
Since mid-December 2021, the statement recalls, the United States has allocated
645 million to protect the civil security of the European country,
assistance that has had "a tangible and positive impact" on institutions such as the National Police of Ukraine (NPU) and the State Border Guard Service.
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The Nord Stream 2 pipeline has a gas leak in the Baltic Sea
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which links Russia and Germany but has not been put into operation,
is leaking gas into the Baltic Sea
, the pipeline operator and Danish authorities announced on Monday.
Detected about 20 km southeast of the Danish island of
Bornholm
, just outside Danish territorial waters, the leak
"is dangerous for maritime traffic" , the
Danish
maritime authority has indicated
in a warning to ships.
"Navigation is prohibited within a radius of five nautical miles (about 9 km) around the indicated position," he added.
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