Pipeline leaks: Moscow is investigating terrorism charges
Created: 09/28/2022Updated: 09/28/2022, 19:30
The photo shows the Nord Stream 2 gas leak near Bornholm from the air.
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The Russian Prosecutor General's Office says it has launched international terrorism proceedings over the alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines.
"No later than September 26, 2022, intentional acts to damage the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines laid on the Baltic Sea floor were committed in the Bornholm area," the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said on Wednesday on its Telegram channel.
Moscow - Moscow justified the step by saying that the damage to the pipelines had "inflicted considerable economic damage on Russia".
Gazprom pumped gas to Europe through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline until the end of August, but then stopped these deliveries, citing technical problems that allegedly could not be solved due to sanctions.
The federal government called the reason advanced and suspected political motives behind the delivery stop.
Nord Stream 2 was also filled with Russian gas.
Moscow has repeatedly offered the pipeline as a possible replacement for Nord Stream 1 in recent months, but Germany has not certified the pipeline.
Since the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, commissioning has been ruled out.
dpa
