Denmark says investigation 'continuing and going well' despite presence of munitions along seabed; West accuses Russia of sabotaging undersea gas pipes

Russia denies it was behind the explosions, as does the US, which says Moscow's suggestion it would damage pipeline was 'ridiculous'

Foreign policy chief Borrel says deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure utterly unacceptable; European Council says gas line damage is attempt at destabilization

Presidential adviser says Russia seeking to 'destabilize the economic situation in Europe and cause pre-winter panic'

Leaks detected in Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany that have been at center of energy war since Moscow's forces invaded Ukraine

Russian president claims 'it wasn't us who started the military action'; hints at halting energy export if 'stupid' Western price cap on Moscow's oil and gas takes force

State-owned gas giant claims Nord Stream closed for 'preventative work'; Berlin accuses Moscow of using energy as a 'weapon'

State-owned company says 'routine maintenance' needs to be done on Nord Stream 1, the latest in gas reductions that Germany has called a political move over Ukraine war

German officials had feared that the Nord Stream 1 pipeline — the country’s main source of Russian gas — might not reopen at all, amid growing tensions over Russia’s war in Ukraine

27-member EU scrambling to fill gas storage ahead of winter, as Moscow turns down supplies in order to gain political leverage in confrontation over Ukraine