The sabotage of two gas pipelines between Russia and Europe should serve as a wake-up call to the continent to protect its critical infrastructure, European officials have warned.
Norway — which replaced Russia as the biggest gas exporter to the EU in the wake of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine — and Denmark, have both stepped up security around their oil and gas industries’ infrastructure, rigs and buildings.
The issue will be raised at a meeting of EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday, according to a senior EU official and in meetings of Nato’s political decision-making council this week. The EU has vowed “a robust and united response” to what it said was a “deliberate act”.