Germany's defence minister has voiced caution over media reports that a pro-Ukraine group was involved in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year. 9News
Citing multiple unnamed officials, the news outlets reported that five men and a woman used a yacht hired by a Ukrainian-owned company in Poland to carry out the attack. German federal prosecutors confirmed that a boat was searched in January.In this picture provided by Swedish Coast Guard, a leak from Nord Stream 2 is seen, on September 28, 2022.also reported on Tuesday that US officials reviewed intelligence that suggested a pro-Ukrainian group was behind the blasts.
Asked whether the reports could undermine Western support for Ukraine, Pistorius said he preferred to respond once he had reliable information. "Anything else is hypothetical," he added. "There is a suspicion that the boat in question could have been to transport explosive devices that exploded on September 26, 2022, on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines," the prosecutors office said in an email to The Associated Press. "The evaluation of the seized traces and objects is ongoing."
"We need to let these investigations conclude," Kirby said. "And only then should we be looking at what follow-on actions might or may not be appropriate."
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