Germany says there is no evidence of Russia’s involvement in the Nord Stream bombings

Germany has no evidence of Russia’s involvement in the explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, said in a statement. interview Welt am Sonntag, German Attorney General Peter Frank.

“At the moment, this cannot be proven, the investigation is ongoing,” said Frank (quote from RBC).

According to the Prosecutor General, water and soil samples have been taken, as well as parts of the pipelines where the explosions occurred. He recalled the investigation of the incidents, which are also conducted by Denmark and Sweden, the countries remain “in touch”, Frank said.

On the night of September 26, pressure dropped on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, and later two leaks were discovered that were located in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Sweden, and two more in the Danish EEZ. The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, said that these incidents were premeditated, and the Kremlin admitted that it could be a “terrorist attack at the state level.” On September 30, during a speech in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West of sabotage on the Nord Stream highways and the destruction of the European energy structure.

In November, the Danish authorities granted permission to Nord Stream AG to conduct its own investigation into pipeline damage in the Danish EEZ. On November 2, Nord Stream announced that the initial data collection at the site of the first string of gas pipeline damage in the Swedish EEZ has been completed. According to the preliminary results of the inspection, technogenic craters with a depth of three to five meters were found at a distance of about 248 m from each other. Also, experts pointed to a completely destroyed section of the pipe between the craters. According to them, the radius of dispersion of pipe fragments is at least 250 m.

The Washington Post wrote in late December that dozens of Western officials and intelligence officials were privately stating that there was no evidence of Moscow’s involvement in gas pipeline explosions. Operator of Nord Stream Nord Stream started to assess the cost of repairing pipelines damaged as a result of sabotage, The New York Times reported earlier, citing a source.