“It’s very premature to speculate” on what caused the recently discovered leaks in the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, a European Commission spokesperson said on Tuesday. Declining to comment on any potential indications of sabotage, commission spokesperson for energy, Tim McPhie, said the EU executive arm is monitoring the situation closely. Effects on maritime navigation as well as environmental concerns are being considered, McPhie said. The discovery comes as the commission inaugurated a new gas pipeline in the region, the Baltic Pipe, however McPhie stressed now is not the ti…