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RUSSIA | S07 E4 - Undersea sabotage? The mysterious pipe blasts
RUSSIA | S07 E4 - Undersea sabotage? The mysterious pipe blasts
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34 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
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Podcast episode
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On 26 September, a series of underwater explosions destroyed a cluster of natural gas pipelines on the bottom of the Baltic Sea.The pipes were designed to deliver gas directly from Russia to Germany, and the explosions exacerbated the already dire energy crisis in Europe.Everyone agrees it was sabotage, but nobody can agree on who did it. Today: the mystery of the Baltic Sea bubbles, and the story of how Germany’s plan for peace-through-capitalism blew up in their face.Featuring:Dr James Henderson - Chairman of the Gas Research Programme at the Oxford Institute for Energy StudiesMichael Bociurkiw - Global Affairs Analyst and former spokesperson for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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