In February this year, Sweden and Denmark successively announced the end of their investigations into the ** incident that occurred on the Nord Stream gas pipeline in September 2022As for the findings of both sides, they can be summed up in one sentence: "ascertained, but not certain".
After the 2022 incident, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Russia, which are involved in the Nord Stream gas pipeline, have all launched investigations into the incident, but it is intriguing that Russia has been rejected by all other participants.
There are two phases of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, Nord Stream 1 was put into use in 2012, Russia can supply more than 65 million cubic meters of gas to Europe per day, and Nord Stream 2 After the completion of construction in 2021, it has not been put into use until now, is there no shortage of gas in Europe? Not really, but because the United States has been obstructing.
At a time when Europe is seeking energy substitution, reducing its dependence on Russia, and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is fierce, the Nord Stream pipeline has another ** incident, and it is difficult not to doubt the hidden secrets.
Regarding the speculation behind the scenes, the outside world has always had different opinions. The West "took the lead" and accused Russia of using underhanded means to threaten the energy security of European countries.
However, it is clear that this smear is untenable, and if Russia wants to threaten Europe's energy security, why not make an excuse and simply close the valve, but choose to blow up the pipeline that it has built at great expense? Is the valve in the European region?
In addition, in 2023, senior American investigator Hersh broke the news again, claiming that Norway and the United States jointly planned the "undersea attack", and the reason why the United States sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines is also very simple, forcing Germany to act according to NATO's wishes, rather than reaching an agreement with Russia to continue to use the energy provided by Russia.
At the beginning of February this year, the Swedish side published the results of the investigation. The relevant department said that the investigation was mainly aimed at whether there were Swedish citizens involved in the Nord Stream gas pipeline, and finally, the Swedish side announced that because there was no participation of Swedish citizens in this **, the Swedish side had no jurisdiction over the incident, so as to end the investigation.
On February 26, the results of the Danish investigation were more interesting, and the Danish authorities claimed:The incident was "sabotage", but the evidence in our possession was not sufficient to file a lawsuitTherefore, the Danish side ended the investigation with "uncertainty about the identity of the ** behind the scenes".
For Sweden and Denmark, they do not have the courage to continue the investigation, and if the investigation is carried out on the head of the United States, the outcome will be very embarrassing, and if Russia is determined to be the first, it will be difficult to convince the international community; Therefore, finding an excuse to end the farce of the investigation is the most correct choice.
According to the news of the last investigative party, the head of the German prosecutor said: We are still investigating. However, it is unrealistic to expect Germany to uncover the truth.
Nord Stream 2 now has a relatively complete line, however, the German side has been dragging its feet and has not agreed to cooperate with Russia, and this behavior of completely obeying the will of NATO regardless of its own interests shows that Germany is also in a dilemma, so even if Germany continues to investigate, it is very likely that there will be no way to uncover the truth in the end.