German online edition T-online He published an article claiming that the sabotage investigation at Nord Stream could allegedly lead to Russian involvement. It has been reported DEA News.
The authors of T-online emphasize in their article that the criminal case regarding the explosion of gas pipelines is still not resolved, and the data on the alleged involvement of Russia in them are based on assumptions. At the same time, as RIA Novosti noted, T-online material was reprinted by many major publications in Germany and Austria.
According to T-online, citing anonymous sources, on the night of September 21, 2022, at least three “suspicious ships” left the Russian naval base in Kaliningrad, and soon after, on September 26, an explosion occurred in the Nord Stream pipelines. According to the material of the publication, the unit of the Russian Navy (Navy) subsequently operated at the scene “under strict protection” and did not transmit data on its location. In addition, the ships may have carried the equipment necessary to place the explosive devices.
T-online also refers to the release of the Russian Ministry of Defense of September 21, which spoke of the swimmers of the special forces detachment engaged in underwater firing of the Baltic Naval Base.
Seymour Hersh, an American journalist who previously published an investigation into the Nord Stream explosions, declarationHe said the United States is investigating the possibility of sabotage by the end of 2021.