UNITED NATIONS, February 22. /TASS/. The blasts that damaged the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines have dealt a serious damage to energy security, Chinese Permanent Representative to the UN Zhang Jun said.

·"The Nord Stream gas pipelines are major transboundary infrastructure and energy transportation arteries," the Chinese diplomat said.

"The sabotage of the pipeline in September last year had a major negative impact on the global energy market and the ecological environment," he continued. "It also caused energy shortages for businesses and households in many European countries this winter.".