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Nord Streams Blast Perpetrators Act on Instructions of Ukrainian Ex-Commander: Reports
Nord Streams Blast Perpetrators Act on Instructions of Ukrainian Ex-Commander: Reports
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The crew of the yacht Andromeda, allegedly tied to the explosion of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, acted on the orders... 08.09.2025, Sputnik Africa
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At the same time, the Ukrainian embassy in Rome has not yet tried to contact Sergey Kuznetsov, the suspect in the Nord Stream explosion, the newspaper reported, citing Kuznetsov's lawyer, Nicola Canestrini.On September 26, 2022, explosions occurred on two Russian gas export pipelines to Europe, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. Germany, Denmark, and Sweden did not rule out targeted sabotage. The Nord Stream operator, Nord Stream AG, stated that the damage to the pipelines was unprecedented, and repair timelines could not be estimated. Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office initiated a case on charges of international terrorism. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Russia repeatedly requested data on the Nord Stream explosions but never received it.In 2023, Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist Seymour Hersh published an investigation, citing a source, claiming that explosive devices were planted under the Russian pipelines in June 2022 by US Navy divers, supported by Norwegian specialists, during the BALTOPS exercises. According to Hersh, the operation was authorized by then-US President Joe Biden. The Pentagon later told Sputnik that the United States had no involvement in the sabotage of the Russian pipelines.Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzya, stated that the United States and the United Kingdom were obstructing the launch of an objective international investigation into the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream pipelines.
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Nord Streams Blast Perpetrators Act on Instructions of Ukrainian Ex-Commander: Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The crew of the yacht Andromeda, allegedly tied to the explosion of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, acted on the orders of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who held the post of commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces at the time, the Welt newspaper reported on Monday, citing an unnamed German investigator.
At the same time, the Ukrainian embassy in Rome has not yet tried to contact Sergey Kuznetsov, the suspect in the Nord Stream explosion, the newspaper reported, citing Kuznetsov's lawyer, Nicola Canestrini.
On September 26, 2022, explosions occurred on two Russian gas export pipelines to Europe, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. Germany, Denmark, and Sweden did not rule out targeted sabotage. The Nord Stream operator, Nord Stream AG, stated that the damage to the pipelines was unprecedented, and repair timelines could not be estimated. Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office initiated a case on charges of international terrorism. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasized that Russia repeatedly requested data on the Nord Stream explosions but never received it.
In 2023, Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist Seymour Hersh published an investigation, citing a source, claiming that explosive devices were planted under the Russian pipelines in June 2022 by US Navy divers, supported by Norwegian specialists, during the BALTOPS exercises. According to Hersh, the operation was authorized by then-US President Joe Biden. The Pentagon later told Sputnik that the United States had no involvement in the sabotage of the Russian pipelines.
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzya, stated that the United States and the United Kingdom were obstructing the launch of an objective international investigation into the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream pipelines.
