The Danish Prosecutor's Office has completed the investigation into the explosions at the Nord Streams. The investigation was closed due to a lack of grounds for initiating a criminal case.
What is known about Denmark's "Nord Stream" blast investigation?
The investigation results showed that "deliberate sabotage" occurred in the case of detonation at "Nord Streams". However, there are no sufficient grounds for criminal proceedings in Denmark.
The investigation was carried out by the Danish police together with the Security and Intelligence Service. Throughout the investigation, the Danish authorities cooperated with relevant foreign partners. The investigation was "complex and comprehensive."
The Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) will continue to monitor the situation.
What is known about the blast of "Nord Streams"?
On September 26, 2022, three explosions occurred in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines that run along the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, causing massive gas leaks. Only one of the four threads of the gas pipeline remained intact.
Western media wrote that Russia is preserving the "Nord Streams" because it is not going to repair them after the accidents.
The US, UK, and EU authorities have declared targeted sabotage. Russia believes the United States and its allies are interested in the explosions. Western and Russian media wrote about different versions, starting with sabotage by the Russians themselves and ending with the involvement of Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied Ukraine's participation in sabotage.
NATO has officially stated that the damage to the Nord Streams was the result of "deliberate acts of sabotage". Seismologists said that underwater explosions were recorded in the leakage zones. The Swedish secret services later confirmed the fact of sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines.
Sweden recently closed the investigation into the Nord Stream blow-up for lack of jurisdiction. Germany will continue the investigation.
