Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev said in an interview with TASS that German authorities continue to reject proposals to open an international investigation into terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipeline and are Avoid this problem in every possible way.
"Despite repeated calls from Russia, German authorities continue to reject any proposal to launch an open international investigation into terrorist attacks on Europe's largest energy infrastructure. Europe. The German side mentioned the ongoing investigation by the German Prosecutor General's Office, emphasizing that it is "impossible to interfere" with the investigation" - the Russian Ambassador noted.
Ambassador Sergey Nechaev pointed out, "during this time, not a single official statement has been issued that could clarify the case in any way. The issue is being avoided in every possible way. Date has The completion of the investigation has not yet been announced.
The Russian diplomat noted that although Germany suffered the biggest losses as the main consumer of Russian gas and a European distribution center, Berlin refused to investigate the Nord sabotage Stream.
Ambassador Nechaev believes that German investigators have long known who ordered and carried out the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.
“I think investigators have long known who ordered and carried out the largest terrorist attack on infrastructure. Traces of such a crime cannot be hidden, especially when the party conducting the investigation has all the surveillance and intelligence information at hand," Ambassador Sergey Nechaev said.
Earlier this month, German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, citing data from German investigators, reported that the bombing of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines had been planned since early 2014, before Crimea merged with Russia.
In the Nord Stream investigation, Germany focused on the yacht Andromeda, which was chartered in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at the time of the attack.
Before and after the attack, the suspect yacht's crew of six was believed to have been in Ukraine.
A source familiar with the investigation said that new evidence has emerged that increases suspicion that the attack on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines was carried out by a "Ukrainian group".
If this plot is proven, it could seriously affect Germany's support for Ukraine .
On September 27, 2022, Nord Stream AG reported "unprecedented sabotage" that occurred the day before on three branches of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.
On September 26, Swedish seismologists recorded two explosions on gas pipelines off the coast of the Baltic Sea.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office initiated a case of an act of international terrorism following the sabotage of Nord Stream. It is currently impossible to determine the time frame for restoring the operation of the gas pipeline .
