Contents tagged with Nord Stream
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Ukraine denies involvement in Nord Stream explosion, points finger at Russia
Ukrainian officials have firmly denied any involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline explosions and point the finger at Russia.
Mikhail Podolyak, advisor to the Ukrainian President's office, rejected claims that Ukraine had any strategic or tactical gain from the blasts, refuting an article by the Wall Street Journal. "Ukraine has no relation to the Nord Stream explosions. Such an act could only be executed with vast technical and financial resources, which only Russia possessed at the time of …
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German court issues first arrest warrant in Nord Stream sabotage case: Ukrainian diving instructor under scrutiny
A German court has issued the first arrest warrant in the case concerning the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. The suspect, identified as Ukrainian citizen Volodymyr, was previously living in Poland. However, Volodymyr was not detained in Poland, where he was living at the time. He denies any involvement in the bombings.
Several German media outlets, including Spiegel, reported that in June 2024, the Federal Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for Volodymyr, a Ukrainian …
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Ukrainian diver suspected in Nord Stream pipeline explosion escapes to Ukraine, says Polish Prosecutor
A Ukrainian diver suspected in Germany of involvement in the Nord Stream pipeline explosion left Poland for Ukraine in early July, said Polish Prosecutor General's Office spokesperson Anna Adamiak in a statement to Onet.
The Polish prosecution confirmed that they had received a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) for the suspect from German authorities. However, Polish services could not locate the suspect, identified as Vladimir, at his expected location.
"The man crossed the Poland-Ukraine border …
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Putin: Russia is ready to continue supplying gas to Europe through the remaining branch of Nord Stream 2
Russian president Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to supply Europe with additional volumes of gas through the remaining branch of Nord Stream 2.
According to him, it is possible to repair the damaged gas pipelines, but only in case of their further economically justified operation.
"And, of course, ensuring the safety of the route is a priority," Putin said at the forum "Russian Energy Week".
"If we and the Europeans come to a common decision to supply gas through the remaining …
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German media: Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines damaged beyond repair
German security services believe that the three branches of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines were so seriously damaged that they will never be suitable for operation. If they are not repaired quickly, a large amount of salt water will get into the pipes, which will cause corrosion, reports the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, citing sources in German government circles.
Like the European Commission, German security agencies and the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) …
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German media: Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines may have been attacked by specially trained divers or submarines
Russia's Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines could have been attacked using submarines or specially trained divers, reports the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, citing sources close to the investigation of the incident.
Representatives of the German authorities do not provide details about the incident, insisting on the lack of information and the need to dive to the bottom to find out the details. However, the sources of the newspaper say they do not believe in a coincidence that …
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Russia blames western sanctions for disrupted deliveries of gas to Europe
According to the The Kremlin, problems with the supply of Russian gas through the Nord Stream pipeline will persist until Western sanctions are lifted.
"Problems in delivery arose because of the sanctions imposed against our country and against a number of companies by Western states, including Germany and the UK. There are no other reasons that would lead to problems with delivery," said Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
According to Peskov, "one pumping station is working. …
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Germany halts certification of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
The long-suffering Nord Stream 2 project, which cost 10 billion euros, of which 5 billion was invested by Russian gas giant Gazprom, is one step closer to becoming the most expensive pile of scrap metal in the world.
Germany is stopping the certification process of the gas pipeline, which was supposed to deliver 55 billion cubic meters of Russian gas to Europe annually, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday.
"I asked the Ministry of Economy to recall from the Federal Network Agency …
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Germany blocks ex-diplomat from becoming top manager at Nord Stream 2
The process of "schröderization" of European officials, who find a comfortable management positions in the leadership of Russian state corporations, has been met with resistance from the German authorities.
The German Foreign Ministry blocked the former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dieter Walter Haller, from joining the Gas for Europe, the German legal entity established by Gazprom's 100 percent Swiss subsidiary Nord Stream 2 AG.
Haller received an offer to head the supervisory board of the …
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Green party representative to head Nord Stream 2 certification in Germany
The German Federal Network Agency, which is responsible for certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline, will be undergoing a leadership change. On March 1, 2022, a former Greens politician Klaus Müller will take over the Federal Network Agency in Bonn (Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA), reported the German newspaper Handelsblatt .
The current head of the agency, Jochen Hohmann, after ten years in this position, was not eligible for a new term and is retiring at the age of 68.
At the same time, one of …