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The Ukrainian government was not involved in the sabotage last year of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the country's defence minister says. "This is not our activity", Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov tells reporters in Stockholm ahead of a meeting with EU defence ministers, in response to a report in The New York Times that US officials had seen new intelligence indicating a "pro-Ukrainian group" was responsible for the sabotage. SOUNDBITE
Images show the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, through which a third of Russian gas supplies passes to reach the EU. Closed since 11 July for a 10-day routine maintenance, Europeans fear that Moscow won't turn the tap back on Thursday 21 July. In previous weeks, Russia had already cut 60% of its gas deliveries via the pipeline. The 1,224-kilometre (760-mile) long Nord Stream 1 is a system of twin pipelines running under the Baltic Sea, stretching from Russia's Vyborg to Lubmin in northeastern Germany. From there, a network of pipelines transports the gas into the European grid. IMAGES of the pipeline Nord Stream 1
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vows punishment over Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany, unveiling new guidelines to impose sanctions over the project. SOUNDBITE
Winter weather doesn’t discourage those wanting to travel and travelling by car is certainly one of the most pleasant ways to go. Destinations and the itinerary can be planned or decided on the spot, just as speeds can be modulated allowing views to be admired. Behind the wheel of a Lamborghini super sports car, these privileges are magnified by the pleasure of taking a trip aboard a masterpiece of technology and performance.The participants also enjoyed a presentation of the Huracán Sterrato following its recent international premiere at Art Basel in Miami Beach: the first super sports car designed to offer the maximum driving pleasure even when the asphalt runs out, reinterpreting the very concept of sportiness and underscoring the brand’s values of “brave, authentic and unexpected”.At the tour’s start, echoing the automotive art of Lamborghini was the culinary art of Chef Mattia Risaliti, who created a cooking masterclass and dining experience in the evocative Tower of The Plant. A former factory where containers were built for years, it was later converted into a paper mill, and chosen as an exclusive Lamborghini venue to illustrate the parallels that exist in every industry when it comes to excellence.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance had bolstered naval deployments to protect its infrastructure after "sabotage" on the Nord Stream gas pipeline. SOUNDBITE
At a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that the aim is "to welcome Finland and Sweden as full members as soon as possible", after the two Nordic countries' bids to join the organisation were stalled by objections raised by Turkey. Ankara accuses them of providing a safe haven for the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), listed as a "terrorist" group by Turkey and its Western allies. SOUNDBITE