German prosecutors have charged Serhii K. and six accomplices, alleging they acted on orders from Ukrainian state authorities to sabotage the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022. K., identified as a Ukrainian army officer, and his team reportedly used a yacht to plant explosives near Bornholm, aiming to halt Russian gas supplies.
A technical report submitted to a London court suggests repairing the Nord Stream gas pipelines would take 36 months, requiring new pipeline from China. The report is part of an insurance dispute where insurers deny a €580 million claim, citing "consequence of war."
AfD co-leader Alice Weidel stated Ukraine should pay reparations to Germany for the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, calling the country a "bottomless pit" and demanding answers about its alleged role in the attack.
Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko criticizes Germany for refusing Nord Stream gas, implying political motives over economic sense, and condemns the West's silence on the pipelines' destruction.
Middle Eastern governments are reviving decades-old proposals for overland oil and gas pipelines while developing new rail-sea transport corridors in response to wartime disruptions of key maritime routes through the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea. Led by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE, the initiative aims to create a new trade architecture linking the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean, reducing dependence on vulnerable Persian Gulf infrastructure.
Russia is supplying gas to Turkey over two subsea gas pipelines laid across the Black Sea
