STOCKHOLM—It will likely be difficult to determine who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia and Germany in the Baltic Sea last year, Sweden’s prosecution authority, which is investigating the incident, said on Thursday. The Sept. 26 explosions at the pipelines connecting Russia and Germany occurred in the economic zones of Sweden and Denmark….
Swedish Prosecutor Says May Be Difficult to Determine Who Blew Up Nord Stream Pipelines
Danes Say Object Beside Nord Stream Pipeline a Harmless Buoy
COPENHAGEN, Denmark—A mysterious object found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, which Danish authorities had hoped could provide clues to the bombings that incapacitated the Nord Stream pipelines, has turned out to be a harmless smoke signal canister. The Danish Energy Agency said Wednesday that the cylindrical object found on the seabed by the…
Denmark Invites Nord Stream Operator to Help Salvage Unidentified Object
COPENHAGEN—Denmark on Thursday invited the Russian-controlled operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to help salvage an unidentified object found close to the only remaining intact gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea. Three explosions last September on the Nord Stream pipelines built to deliver Russian gas to Germany have become another flashpoint in a standoff…
Kremlin Doubts Nord Stream Attacks Could Have Happened Without State Support
MOSCOW—The Kremlin said on Thursday it doubted the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines last September could have been carried out without state support. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov’s comments came after the New York Times this week reported that U.S. officials were looking into whether a pro-Ukrainian non-government group was responsible for the blasts. “As…
Kremlin Says Those Behind Nord Stream Blasts Must Be Punished
MOSCOW—The Kremlin said on Thursday the world should know the truth about who sabotaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines and that those responsible should be punished after an investigative journalist said U.S. divers blew them up at the behest of the White House. A sharp drop in pressure on both pipelines was registered on Sept….
Russia Says UK Navy Blew Up Nord Stream, London Denies Involvement
LONDON—Russia’s defense ministry said on Saturday that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, a claim that London said was false and designed to distract from Russian military failures in Ukraine. Russia did not give evidence for its claim that a leading NATO member had sabotaged critical Russian infrastructure amid…
Nord Stream 1 Operator Sends Ship to Survey Pipeline Damage
BERLIN—A ship chartered by the operator of the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipeline has arrived at the site of last month’s explosions under the Baltic Sea to survey the damage, the company said Thursday. Undersea explosions late last month ruptured Nord Stream 1, which until Russia cut off supplies at the end of August…
Russia Needs Permission for Its Ships to Probe Nord Stream Ruptures: Novak
MOSCOW—Russia needs permission for its vessels to conduct investigations into explosions that damaged Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday. He did not specify who should grant the permission but Nord Stream AG, the operator of the older Nord Stream 1 pipeline, said last week that the…
Russia Rebukes Germany, Denmark, Sweden for Not Including It in Nord Stream Probe
LONDON—Russia said on Thursday it had summoned diplomats from Germany, Denmark, and Sweden to complain that representatives from Moscow and Gazprom had not been invited to join an investigation into ruptures of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. “Russia will obviously not recognise the pseudo-results of such an investigation unless Russian experts are involved,” the foreign…
Putin Moots Gas Hub in Turkey With Nord Stream Supplies
MOSCOW—President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could redirect supplies intended for the damaged Nord Stream pipelines to the Black Sea to create a European gas hub in Turkey, or even use the one intact part of Nord Stream 2 to supply the EU. An investigation is under way into explosions last month that…
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