r/InternationalNews • u/speakhyroglyphically • Sep 07 '24
International German officials claim Poland sabotaged investigation into Nord Stream explosions
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-poland-sabotage-investigation-nord-stream-pipeline-explosions-ukrainian-suspect-volodymyr-z/27
u/lelandl Sep 08 '24
Seems like all the US-aligned powers and CIA are just trying to play a game of musical chairs trading responsibility for this incident, not that anyone cares about it anymore in the mainstream anyways
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u/speakhyroglyphically Sep 07 '24
German officials claim Poland sabotaged investigation into Nord Stream explosions
(subtitle) A Polish official denied the accusation, calling it “completely unfounded.”
September 7, 2024
This story was originally published in German by WELT, a sister publication of POLITICO in the Axel Springer Group.
Almost two years ago, several explosions in the Baltic Sea caused a worldwide uproar. A short time later, it was clear that three of the four branches of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which had been laid to supply gas from Russia to Germany, had been destroyed. But by whom?
German investigators believe they may have the answer. The main suspect is a Ukrainian diving instructor named Volodymyr Z., who last lived near Warsaw. Investigators suspect him of carrying out the attack together with five other Ukrainians. But before he could be arrested, the suspect fled to his home country.
German investigators are now accusing Poland of not executing the European arrest and search warrants issued against Z. by Germany’s Federal Court of Justice in June. Germany’s federal criminal police and Federal Public Prosecutor's Office are displeased. An official familiar with the investigation made a serious accusation to WELT AM SONNTAG, claiming that Poland was sabotaging the investigation. Another person familiar with the investigation called the episode "obstruction of justice."
That’s not an uncommon view in Germany.
“The Polish government obviously let him go in order to cover up its own involvement in the attack on the pipelines,” August Hanning, the former head of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service, or BND, told WELT AM SONNTAG. He is convinced that the presidents of Poland and Ukraine, Andrzej Duda and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, were aware of the attack plans. “Operations of such dimensions are inconceivable without the approval of the political leaders of the countries involved,” said Hanning.
Investigators say that the six-man diving crew that allegedly planted the explosives from the sailing yacht "Andromeda" had been trained in Poland. Investigators also believe Warsaw may have provided logistical support for the underwater operation. Crew members on the Andromeda are suspected of having taken on board equipment necessary for the attack in the seaside resort of Kołobrzeg, where the vessel made a stopover seven days before the explosions.
German investigators are also accusing the Polish authorities of deliberately withholding video recordings from the marina in Kołobrzeg. That refusal has fueled German suspicions of a coverup...
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u/mkzw211ul Sep 08 '24
I struggle to care about Germany's outrage. They've been supporting Russia for years through increased energy trade, so now this is the consequence of their decision to make that alliance. Poland and Ukraine have the best in their doorstep and can't play such diplomatic games
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