TASS's latest Nord Stream news says that the German Stoppt die Sanktionen ("Stop Sanctions") movement alleges that the involvement of Ukrainian intelligence in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 explosions is obvious. Therefore, Kiev must compensate Germany for the damage and lost profits due to the explosions of these two gas pipelines.
"The responsibility for this terrorist attack certainly lies entirely with the Ukrainian government and intelligence services. The targeted attack on Germany and our economic foundations is intolerable. Ukraine bears full responsibility for both the material damage incurred and the lost profits," the movement said.
The organization stressed that the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 explosion is not aimed at Russia alone but “above all, at Germany, its interests and its economy.”
"A former Ukrainian intelligence officer admitted to destroying the pipelines to eliminate Russia's source of income. However, the real mastermind was the United States - the country that opposed the project from the beginning and is the main beneficiary of the destruction of these pipelines," said the Stoppt die Sanktionen movement.
The demand for compensation from Ukraine comes after new details of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion were revealed by Der Spiegel.
The Stoppt die Sanktionen movement demands that Germany stop all support for Ukraine until the Ukrainian government is held accountable and the Nord Stream attack is resolved.
“The Ukrainian government must be held accountable immediately without any negotiations. The terrorist attacks on Nord Stream must be compensated in full and without delay. There must be no negotiations or excuses,” the movement stressed.
In other developments related to Nord Stream, German politician Reiner Rothfuss (Alternative for Germany party) called for the restoration of the Nord Stream pipeline and the energy partnership with Russia because the German economy is going through difficult times, MP Aleksandr Shpakovsky shared in an interview with Alfa Radio.
German MP Aleksandr Shpakovsky pointed out that this can be explained by the poor state of the German economy. In addition, the US is constantly pushing Europe, including Germany, to switch to using LNG supplied by the US.
The energy shortage has hit German industry, with Volkswagen and Audi laying off workers en masse. In addition to losing relatively cheap energy, the German economy has also suffered from competition from China and the loss of a major market in Russia.
