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Zelenskyy Denies Ukraine's Role in Nord Stream Blasts

Zelenskyy said Ukraine was not involved and is helping Germany’s probe as prosecutors pursue suspects in a sabotage case tied to 2022 blasts.

  • On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated that Ukraine was not involved in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attack, stating his country did not "stand behind the execution or the very conception of this operation."
  • German prosecutors alleged last month that the blasts were ordered by the Ukrainian state, complicating relations between Kyiv and key military backers; prosecutors claimed the objective was to "destroy the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines."
  • A Ukrainian man was arrested in Croatia on Wednesday on suspicion of participating in the bombings, following the early 2026 detention of Ukrainian national Serhii K., who allegedly acted "on the orders of state authorities in Ukraine."
  • Zelenskyy said Kyiv is assisting Berlin with the investigation to prevent diplomatic rifts, emphasizing, "It is very important for us not to lose our partnership, not to lose the trust of European countries."
  • The alleged plan aimed to "permanently halt gas supplies" and prevent Russia from using natural gas revenue to finance its war efforts; the pipelines ran through the Baltic Sea to Germany and other European nations.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated on Sunday that Ukraine was not behind the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream pipelines.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The Ukrainian president is ready to cooperate in the investigation of the case.

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The investigations into the North Stream attacks are increasingly leading to Ukraine. However, President Wolodymyr Selenskyj denies any Ukrainian involvement – and is concerned about the relationship with Germany.

·Berlin, Germany
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German opposition parties AfD and BSW are demanding that Berlin stop sending money and weapons to Ukraine over the possibility that Kiev directly ordered the Nord Stream sabotage. That question was falsified by a new arrest in Croatia.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Hospodárske Noviny broke the news in Bratislava, Slovakia on Sunday, August 23, 2026.
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