Denmark ends probe into Nord Stream sabotage citing lack of grounds to go on — Reuters
The representatives of the Danish police noted that based on the investigation, it can be concluded that deliberate sabotage took place’ in the situation around the pipelines
STOCKHOLM, February 26. /TASS/. Denmark has dropped its investigation into the explosions on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines due to lack of grounds to continue it, Reuters reported.
According to the Danish police, "there is not sufficient grounds to pursue a criminal case in Denmark therefore the Copenhagen Police has decided to conclude the criminal investigation of the explosions," the agency said.
The representatives of the Danish police noted that based on the investigation, it can be concluded that deliberate sabotage took place’ in the situation around the pipelines.
On February 7, the Swedish prosecutor's office announced the termination of the investigation into sabotage at Nord Stream. Stockholm stated that Swedish jurisdiction does not extend to the incident and transferred the available data to Berlin, which continues to study the circumstances of the terrorist attack on the pipelines.
The German Prosecutor General's Office confirmed to a TASS correspondent that the investigation into the Nord Stream explosions is ongoing.
On February 9, in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that sabotage on the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines was carried out by US intelligence services.
On September 27, 2022, Nord Stream AG reported unprecedented damage that occurred the day before on three strings of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 offshore gas pipelines. On September 26, 2022, Swedish seismologists registered two explosions on the pipeline routes. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office launched a criminal case based on charges of international terrorism.
On February 8, US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh published an article, which said, citing sources, that US Navy divers had planted explosive devices under the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines under the cover of the BALTOPS exercise in June 2022, and Norwegians activated the bombs three months later. The New York Times reported citing American officials that sabotage on gas pipelines could have been carried out by a certain "pro-Ukrainian group" that acted without the knowledge of the US authorities.