An object resembling an antenna has been found in the area where the Nordstream pipeline explosions took place last year. This is what Russian President Vladimir Putin says. - Specialists believe that it may be an antenna that must receive the signal that activates the explosive device, which may have been placed under the pipelines, Putin says, according to the AP news agency, stressing that he cannot confirm anything. - It appears that several bombs were placed. Some exploded and some didn't, but it's unclear why. In the video below you can see Vladimir Putin explaining what has been found at the Nord Stream pipelines.
At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs DR that "a small object has been observed in the immediate vicinity of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline." - The relevant authorities have assessed that the observation does not pose an immediate security risk and that there is no immediate danger to people or ship traffic in the area, the ministry writes in a written response to DR. Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M) tells DR Nyheder that the object has been photo-documented. - We take that seriously, of course, and it is being investigated, he says. - When our authorities can say more about this case, they will say more about it, says Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
Putin calls theory nonsense Vladimir Putin also calls it "nonsense" that Ukrainian activists were behind the sabotage of Nord Stream 1 and 2. This is what the Russian news agencies RIA and Tass write, according to Ritzau. Last week, the German media ARD and Die Zeit carried a story with a theory about what may have happened in the time leading up to the sabotage on September 26, 2022. In the stories, it appears that pro-Ukrainian groups may have been involved. The sabotage has instead been carried out at the "state level", says Putin, according to the Reuters news agency.