Swedish intelligence confirmed that the preliminary investigations into the Nord Stream gas pipeline leak are confidential, and there is no timetable for presenting its results, while European officials stressed the importance of the continent's solidarity to confront the energy crisis and reduce dependence on Russian gas.

Swedish intelligence added that there are still no suspects in the leak.

The Swedish and Danish authorities had announced that a group of ships had been sent to the sites of the gas leakage to begin preliminary investigations.

Meanwhile, Norwegian F-35 fighter jets are conducting air patrols to monitor energy facilities along the Norwegian coast, after the Oslo government decided to raise its readiness to protect oil and gas facilities.

On the other hand, the Russian company Gazprom said that the leakage of gas from 3 damaged parts of the Nord Stream pipelines under the waters of the Baltic Sea has stopped.

The statement said that the pressure has stabilized in 3 of the 4 branches of the two lines, and they are working to reduce environmental risks.

Gazprom said that if a decision is taken to start deliveries via Line B from Nord Stream 2, natural gas will be pumped into the line after the supervisory authorities verify the integrity of the system.


On the other hand, operators of natural gas transmission lines from Russia to Europe via Ukrainian territory expected the stability of gas flows today, Tuesday, without pumping any quantities from Germany to Poland via the "Yamal-Europe" line.

And according to what was reported by Bloomberg News Agency, it is expected that the quantities of gas through Ukraine today will reach more than 41 million cubic meters, which is a slight change from the quantities recorded in recent months.

While no gas flows from Germany to Poland through the "Yamal-Europe" line have been recorded since yesterday, according to data from the German company Gascade, which operates the line.

energy security

This, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the top priority now is to ensure the energy security of European countries.

At a joint press conference in Berlin with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Schulz indicated that his country had created the conditions that would likely enable it to get through this winter.

The German chancellor also revealed the signing of new energy contracts with the United States and the UAE, stressing his country's determination to make more contracts in the future.


In the same context, British Prime Minister Liz Truss said her government was considering long-term energy contracts, but she had not signed any contracts yet.

The Trust added that the government will press ahead with its plans to achieve energy security in the UK, including the production of more nuclear energy, stressing the need to end dependence on Russian energy sources after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

For his part, European Commissioner for Economic Affairs Paolo Gentiloni called for more solidarity among the EU countries to confront the energy crisis.

Gentiloni explained, in statements on the sidelines of the European Union Finance Ministers meeting in Luxembourg, his understanding of some countries' taking national measures and measures to support their economies, but he noted that addressing the current crisis requires a higher level of solidarity to avoid the eurozone's fragmentation, as he put it.

Gentiloni's comments come after Germany was criticized by some EU countries for unilaterally announcing a support package worth two hundred billion euros directed to German companies and families to help them in the crisis of high energy prices.

On the other hand, the World Bank said that the continued disruption of Russian energy supplies to the European Union may lead to a recession in Eastern Europe and Central Asia next year.

The World Bank added that energy prices in Europe are expected to remain high until at least 2025.