According to CCTV News, local time on February 6,Sweden plans to end the investigation into the Nord Stream gas pipelines**, according to Germany**. According to the report, since the suspect of the "Nord Stream" pipeline ** cannot be identified, the Swedish side will announce the end of the investigation.
Germany** stated that the decision of the Swedish side would not affect the continuation of the German investigation.
Swedish prosecutors announced on February 5 local time that they would decide on the next step in the investigation of the Nord Stream pipeline this week, but did not specify a specific date. The prosecutor's office, which is leading the investigation in Sweden, said the next steps would include whether to close the investigation, push for prosecutions or demand the arrest of suspects. The Swedish side has so far not publicly identified any suspects associated with Nord Stream**.
The Nord Stream gas pipeline departs from Russia and reaches Germany via the Baltic Sea floor. On September 26, 2022, this pipeline occurred**, leaking a large amount of natural gas. The investigation found that three of the four pipelines were leaking, with a total of four leak points, located in the waters near Sweden and Denmark.
Sweden, Denmark and Germany separately investigated the incident. Russia's repeated calls for a joint investigation have been rejected.
This aerial photograph released by the Danish Ministry of Defense on September 27, 2022** shows a leak in the Nord Stream gas pipeline. Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of the Danish Ministry of Defense).
Swedish prosecutors previously said that the investigation confirmed that the Nord Stream pipelines had been sabotage, but it was not known who did it. Seymour Hersh, a well-known American investigative journalist, once broke the newsThe Nord Stream pipelines were secretly sabotaged by US intelligence services and US troops. The United States ** denies this.
Denmark's law enforcement department investigating "Nord Stream" ** refused to comment on Sweden's latest statement on the 5th.
Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev said on December 29 last year that it was "unbelievable" that Europe, which has the most advanced means of intelligence and technical expertise, could not reveal the terrorist attacks on Europe's strategic infrastructure that took place "under their noses" more than a year ago.
According to reference news, TASS was previously quoted on August 25, 2023Nancy Fetzer, Minister of the Interior and Land of GermanyIt is demanded that the perpetrators of the sabotage of two groups of Nord Stream gas pipelines be quickly brought to justice.
In an interview with the German weekly Der Spiegel, Fetzer reportedly said: "I hope the Attorney General will find enough evidence to charge the perpetrators." ”
"They must be held accountable for such a crime," Fetzer said. If such a complex issue can be settled, it will also strengthen citizens' confidence in the justice system. Fetzer also answered questions about whether investigators could find out what was behind the Nord Stream pipeline case.
Referring to the news about the criminals' links to Ukraine, Fetzer did not say what the political consequences would be if this speculation was true.
Earlier, it was reported by German TV 2,According to sources familiar with the investigation of the case, all signs point to Ukraine. At the official level, the German Federal Public Prosecutor's Office is still investigating. However, according to German television 2 and Der Spiegel, people familiar with the matter found that Ukraine's involvement is very likely.
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