The Kiev Defense Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that Ukraine was “not involved” in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea in September 2022, reacting to news of the alleged involvement of a “pro-Ukrainian group”.
“This did not happen because of our actions,” said Alexei Reznikov, answering a question on the sidelines of the European meeting, which is taking place this Wednesday in the Swedish capital.
On Tuesday, the New York Times reported on the alleged involvement of a “pro-Ukrainian group” but “without the involvement of President Volodymyr Zelensky.”
Other information released on Tuesday in Germany says that “German prosecutors” have found “evidence” of the alleged involvement of “Ukrainians” in the explosions of gas pipelines carrying energy from Russia in 2022.
According to the German public broadcasters ARD and SWR, as well as the publication, German investigators identified a vessel that was “probably” used to transport six people, diving equipment and explosives in the Baltic Sea in early September last year.
News published by German media says that explosive charges were planted in gas pipelines and the used ship was leased to a company in Poland, which will be owned by two Ukrainian citizens.
The ARD news indicated that the planting of the explosives was allegedly carried out by a team of six people: the captain, two divers, two assistants and a doctor, whose nationality was not “specified” because the passports for renting the yacht “were fake.” .
ARD sources say the crew left the German port of Rostock on September 6, and a day later the ship was found on the Dars peninsula and then off the Danish island of Christianso.
On one of the tables on the yacht, which was returned to the rental company without cleaning, investigators found traces of explosives.
On the other hand, on Tuesday, the New York Times, citing US intelligence sources, writes that “there is evidence pointing to intervention” by a pro-Ukrainian group.
At the same time, the same sources say that “there is no indication that the Kiev government” was aware of the alleged sabotage operation.
This Wednesday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who is also in Stockholm, said he was “following the news with great interest” but warned not to “jump to conclusions.”
A recent article by American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh says that US Navy divers, with support from Norway, planted explosive charges in the Nord Stream gas pipelines in June 2022, which went off three months later.
At the time, the United States said the information Hersh had gathered was “completely false”.
Meanwhile, following the news released on Tuesday, Russia announced that it would ask the UN Security Council this month for an international investigation into the “sabotage” against the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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