Anonymous security experts have urged Britons to prepare 72-hour emergency survival kits amid a “Russia energy infrastructure threat” that Moscow has denied. The “experts” claim that Russia is looking to sabotage Britain’s energy pipelines, potentially leading to significant disruptions.
The prepared kit should include water, non-perishable food, medicines, a battery-powered radio, a flashlight, identity documents, and a Swiss Army knife.
“We know that the Russians are active in the North Sea and have the power to cripple our energy links. We need to become much more self-sufficient, and quickly. And households should be ready for all eventualities,” the source said.
The Daily Mail claimed that the fears about potential Russian sabotage also hinge on the fact it “was linked to a string of apparent sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea” in recent months, but Western investigators have failed to find any proof of this being the case. Moscow has vehemently denied the speculation about its involvement, calling it “absurd.”
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If Russia did decide to “sabotage” the United Kingdom’s energy infrastructure, wouldn’t they do so for longer than a three-day period? Why only 72 hours’ worth of provisions?
As the U.K. continues to pursue net-zero environmental targets, which have already led to the closure of coal-fired power stations, the country has become increasingly reliant on supplies of gas and electricity from abroad in order to “keep the lights on.”
Nearly 40 percent of the U.K.’s gas supply is imported from Norway, much of which comes through the single, 700-mile Langeled pipeline.
The protection of critical undersea infrastructure will form part of the Government’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR) by former Nato secretary-general Lord Robertson this year.
It comes after Moscow was linked to a string of apparent sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea in the past two years, affecting cable and pipeline links. Germany‘s Nord Stream gas pipelines were also sabotaged in 2022.
Separately, the Russians are also believed to have placed listening devices on offshore UK wind turbines in an attempt to track the movement of British submarines. –Daily Mail
According to a report by RT, Moscow has dismissed speculation it could sabotage Western energy infrastructure
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