politics
February 25, 2026
Russia aware of foreign Black Sea gas pipeline sabotage plot
Russia has learned about plans to bomb the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines, President Vladimir Putin has said
TL;DR
- Russia has intelligence on planned attacks against the TurkStream and Blue Stream gas pipelines in the Black Sea.
- President Putin stated the goal of these plots is to sabotage the Ukraine peace process and diplomatic settlement.
- He did not attribute the alleged plot to any specific party.
- The Black Sea region has previously seen Ukrainian attacks on gas and oil infrastructure.
- The FSB chief previously warned of a joint Ukraine-UK plot against TurkStream.
- The article references the Nord Stream pipeline bombing as a major attack on underwater energy infrastructure.
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