Investigators found traces of explosives at the site of the damaged Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic sea, confirming that the pipelines had been subject to “gross sabotage,” the Swedish Security Service says.
, confirming that the pipelines had been subject to “gross sabotage,” the Swedish Security Service said Friday.
The statement did not expand on how the explosives might have got there and said an investigation was ongoing.by Swedish and Danish authorities in October that “powerful explosions” had caused damage to the Nord Stream pipelines, referring to ruptures in the pipeline in Denmark’s exclusive economic zone.
In September, European officials were quick to blame Russia for the sabotage, who they accused of starting an energy war with Europe to damage international support for Ukraine.Russia denied responsibility for the explosions, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov claiming the Russian government was “extremely concerned” about the damage in late September.
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