Germany carries out raids in sabotage investigation related to former Gazprom unit
Prosecutors suspect a 2022 sale and liquidation plan were meant to disrupt Germany’s gas supply, and say no arrests were made.
- On Wednesday, German prosecutors conducted raids in Berlin and Frankfurt, investigating a suspected 2022 attempt to disrupt gas supplies involving Gazprom Germania.
- Prosecutors allege a Moscow-based company attempted to liquidate the unit to disrupt supplies, which the government said was "of paramount significance" to Germany.
- A Russian citizen is under investigation for accessory to attempted anticonstitutional sabotage and violating investment rules, though authorities reported no arrests were made.
- Federal officials thwarted the liquidation by placing an agency in charge, later nationalizing the unit as Securing Energy to protect the nation's gas infrastructure.
- The investigation unfolds against Germany's scramble to reduce Russian energy reliance after the 2022 invasion, marked by gas supply cuts and Nord Stream pipeline destruction.
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German police probe alleged Russian gas sabotage attempt
BERLIN: German police carried out searches Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspicions that Russia’s sale of Gazprom’s Berlin-based subsidiary was intended to sabotage Germany’s gas supply. The probe focuses on the weeks after Russia’s February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when the state-controlled energy giant sold its Berlin-based subsidiary Gazprom
In connection with the former Gazprom subsidiary Gazprom Germania, the Federal Prosecutor's Office has searched premises in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main.
Unraveling the Gazprom Germania Affair: Allegations of Sabotage and Energy Security | Science-Environment
Federal prosecutors in Germany are investigating suspicions of attempted sabotage involving the liquidation of Gazprom's German unit, amid concerns over disrupted gas supply. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fears of Moscow weaponizing energy led to German efforts to reduce reliance on Russian gas.
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