"Violence will not be tolerated, no matter who it comes from," Vulin said. Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin said in an October 10 statement announcing the new arrests that as long as he is in charge, "no one will beat policemen with impunity." More than 80 people were arrested on the day of the event, and criminal charges were brought against 11 people. Scattered incidents were reported throughout the event, with officials saying anti-gay activists threw bottles at police and attempted to break through cordons set up by authorities to block LGBT activists' paths. Those arrested on October 10 are believed to be far-right hooligans who were protesting against the pan-European LGBT pride march that drew about 1,000 people to the center of the Serbian capital on September 17 even though the event and counterdemonstrations were officially banned by authorities. Serbia has arrested 21 people in connection with attacks against police during EuroPride events in Belgrade last month. On October 10, the Russian operator of Nord Stream 2 depressurized that pipeline for safety reasons. There are the concerns that the pipelines could be permanently damaged by saltwater. The Russian Foreign Ministry, meanwhile, said on October 6 that the West was purposely creating obstacles to an investigation and that it was "unthinkable" that Moscow and the Russian gas giant Gazprom would not be able to participate. Russian President Vladimir Putin has directly accused the United States and its allies of carrying out an attack on the two pipelines. Russia on October 7 said it would consider its own investigation into the leaks of the pipelines off the Danish coast after Denmark refused to allow Moscow to participate in its probe.
That has led to suspicion that Moscow was behind the incidents, similar to accusations that Russia is withholding energy supplies in retaliation to Western sanctions against its unprovoked war against Ukraine. Western officials have said the leaks to the pipelines connecting Russia to Germany were caused by sabotage. The four leaks to three of the four lines that make up the Russia-owned pipelines have sent tons of pressurized methane gas into the Baltic Sea and raised concerns in Europe amid an ongoing energy crisis.
Russia will be allowed to approach the site of the leaks discovered in late September because they were in international waters, albeit in the Swedish exclusive economic zone, she said. "In Sweden, preliminary investigations are confidential, and this is of course also true in this case," Andersson told reporters.
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Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said on October 10 that while Russia would not be allowed to join the investigation, Stockholm would invite a joint EU probe and Moscow was free to carry out its own inspections of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. Sweden has said it will not allow Moscow to participate in its ongoing investigation into the causes of multiple leaks in underwater pipelines transporting Russian natural gas to Europe. Russia has denied it plans to invade Ukraine, saying it may position its troops anywhere it wants on its own soil.Īt the same time, however, Moscow is also demanding wide-ranging security guarantees from the United States and NATO as a way to de-escalate the situation. Last month, the Defense Ministry announced the start of military exercises with more than 140 military vessels and more than 10,000 military personnel involved.
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The show of strength is part of a series of exercises that Russia's navy is undertaking around the world.
Legally, NATO member Turkey could shut the strait to transit if Russia were to take military action against Ukraine. Turkish sources said the other three are expected to pass on February 9. Three of the ships passed through the strait on February 8, according to Reuters, citing a witness. Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement on February 8 that the ships of the Baltic Fleet and the Northern Fleet were passing the Bosphorus in "a planned manner" to take part in pre-announced military drills in the Black Sea. Russia says six warships from its navy are heading to the Black Sea from the Mediterranean to take part in military maneuvers amid heightened tensions with the West over Moscow's troop buildup on its border with Ukraine, which has raised fears of a possible invasion of the former Soviet republic.
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