In 2024, Danish authorities refused to assist German law enforcement officers in conducting interrogations as part of an investigation into damage to the Nord Stream and Nord Stream—2 gas pipelines. This decision was announced on August 21 by Danmarks Radio (DR), referencing an indictment by the German Prosecutor’s office.
According to the document, Denmark did not conduct investigative actions on the island of Bornholm and the Kristiansand archipelago, explaining the choice as a potential threat to state interests.
“The Danish authorities refused to investigate the case on the island of Bornholm and the Kristiansand archipelago because of a possible threat to the welfare of the state,” DR quoted German prosecutors as stating.
The decision by Denmark’s Public Prosecutor was finalized on February 14, 2024. Following a request from DR, Danish authorities confirmed they could not locate the relevant document.
Additional information indicates that damage to Germany resulting from the explosion of the Nord Streams has exceeded €160 billion.
Meanwhile, while Berlin is reportedly concealing findings from its sabotage investigation, Russia’s Foreign Ministry has prepared an appeal to the United Nations International Court of Justice in the case of terrorist attacks on the pipelines.
On August 20, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk indicated that Germany should not direct efforts to find those responsible for undermining the Nord Streams. Tusk asserted that responsibility should lie with entities involved in constructing the pipelines rather than those who disabled them. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded that Moscow was perplexed by Tusk’s comments.
