The Nord Stream gas pipeline should be completely dismantled after the Russia-Ukraine conflict ends, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on January 27.
He expressed hope that European leaders would learn lessons from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and decide never to import Russian gas again.
According to the BBC, Polish President Duda argued that dismantling the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines connecting Russia and Germany in the Baltic would help countries like Germany avoid dependence on Russia for energy supplies.
"This pipeline poses a huge threat to Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia and other Central European countries. It is an energy threat, a military threat, but also a huge economic threat because it means Russia will dominate Europe economically," he added.
The Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were sabotaged in September 2022. Three of the four branches of the two pipelines were destroyed by explosions in the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. Although the pipelines were not carrying gas at the time, they were still full of gas.
Ukraine and Poland accused Russia of orchestrating the Nord Stream explosion, while the Kremlin blamed the "Anglo-Saxons" and denied any involvement in the sabotage.
German media reported that a yacht was used by suspected Nord Stream saboteurs in the attack on the pipeline. The suspects are Ukrainian citizens. The reports also said that one of the yacht charterers lives in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Presidential Office adviser Mykhailo Podolyak denied Ukraine's involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline attacks, asserting that Kiev "had nothing to do with the pipeline explosion".
In early 2024, Danish authorities closed their investigation into the Nord Stream explosion, citing insufficient grounds for criminal prosecution. Sweden made a similar decision. Germany is currently pursuing its own Nord Stream investigation.
