The New York Times newspaper reported yesterday that a pro-Ukrainian group was behind the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions.
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German police believe they have identified a vessel used to transport explosives and divers to the Nord Stream gas pipeline. It tells about it, among other things newspaper Die Zeit (you switch to another service).
The gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 were blown up at the end of September last year. They found gas leaks in four different places. The pipeline transported gas from Russia to Germany.
According to Die Zeit, the boat left on September 6, 2022 from the port of Rostock, Germany, about three weeks before the explosions. There were six people on board: the captain, two divers, two diving assistants and a doctor.
The ship was chartered by a Polish company owned by two Ukrainian citizens. The charterers of the ship used fake passports, and their identity is not clear.
Die Zeit says that the ship was later seen in Wieck, northeast of Rostock, and on Denmark’s Christiansø, northeast of Bornholm. The boat was returned to the lessor uncleaned, and according to the German media traces of explosives have been found on it.
The German prosecutor’s office confirms that the suspected boat was investigated in late January this year. The German media information is compatible of the New York Times (you will switch to another service) (NOW) with yesterday’s reveal, but they are more detailed.
NYT reported that intelligence indicated that a pro-Ukrainian group was behind the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions. Its information was based on official sources who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Officials said they believed the perpetrators were likely Ukrainian or Russian nationals. According to officials, there is no evidence that the group operated under the auspices of the Ukrainian state.
President of Ukraine Vto Olodymyr Zelenskyi the adviser immediately denied the claims of Ukraine’s involvement in blowing up gas pipelines yesterday.
Initially, Russia was suspected of blowing up the gas pipelines, which has also denied its involvement in the sabotage.
American and European politicians have not wanted to comment on the New York Times information, because the investigations into the explosions of the Nord Stream pipelines are still in progress.