Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refuses to comment on the arrest of two Ukrainian men for the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
- An investigation is still ongoing in that area, so I have no comments on that.
The statement was made after a question from Ritzau to Mette Frederiksen on the opening day of the Danish Parliament.
In 2022, the Nord Stream gas pipeline, which runs on the seabed from Russia through the Baltic Sea close to Bornholm to Germany, was blown up.
The Danish authorities went on high alert, and Mette Frederiksen was able to conclude in the following days that it was a deliberate act with several explosions within a short period of time.
In Denmark, however, the investigation into the explosions was closed in 2024. This is because the Copenhagen Police and the Police Intelligence Service assessed that there was no sufficient basis to pursue a criminal case, even though about authorities saying that there was deliberate sabotage.
However, other countries such as Germany have continued the investigation, and in August Italian police were able to arrest a Ukrainian man in connection with the case. A month later, another Ukrainian man was arrested by Polish police on suspicion of involvement in the Nord Stream sabotage.
Mette Frederiksen will not comment on that.
Question: Isn't it a shame that Denmark has closed its investigation?
- It is the responsibility of the authorities to decide when to open and close investigations, she says.
Question: Can you understand if it sends difficult signals to the population that Ukrainians are being arrested for that explosion?
- I have no comments on the specific investigation.
Denmark hosted European summits last week. Here, Ritzau also asked EU President Ursula von der Leyen whether it would affect Europe's support for Ukraine if the country was involved in the explosion of the gas pipeline.
The answer from the EU President was short:
- Our support for Ukraine is ironclad (ed.).
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