European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is reportedly seeking to impose sanctions to prevent the repair of the Nord Stream pipelines and to prevent the link between Russia and Germany from being restored should a Ukraine peace deal be brokered, sparking a backlash from populists within the top EU economy.
Czech President Petr Pavel said that attacking the partially German-owned Nord Stream pipelines would have been a “legitimate” target for Ukraine.
German lawmakers demanded reparations and the cessation of arms deliveries to Ukraine over Kyiv’s alleged role in the Nord Stream sabotage.
The bombing of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines was reportedly orchestrated by Roman Chervinsky, a senior Ukrainian military officer.
No evidence that Moscow was involved in the suspected sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea has been found so far, a German investigator has admitted.
