Ex-German spymaster suggests Poland may have had a role in Nord Stream explosions
Former head of Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, claims that Poland played a role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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August Hanning, the former head of Germany's foreign intelligence service, has suggested that there was a covert agreement between Kiev and Warsaw in connection with the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September 2022. Hanning also accused Warsaw of deliberately hindering Berlin's efforts to investigate the blasts.
The attacks halted Russian gas deliveries to Germany via Nord Stream 1 and impacted the unused Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which had not become operational due to delays caused by European Union regulations.
In an interview with Die Welt, Hanning stated, "The way it seems is that it was a Ukrainian team that, as per the findings of the investigation, operated there." He continued, "this was of course only possible with support from the land."
“When we look at the map… pretty evidently, the Polish agencies were engaged here, and I think not only agencies …I think that this was an arrangement between [people] at the top level in Ukraine and in Poland,” Hanning speculated.
He suggested that Warsaw might have assisted the alleged Ukrainian saboteurs logistically. Hanning elaborated, “these are decisions that were made at the highest political level. And I think that there was an arrangement between [Ukrainian] President [Vladimir] Zelensky and [Polish] President [Andrzej] Duda to carry out this attack.”
Additionally, Hanning asserted that the Polish authorities allowed a suspect to exit Poland despite Germany requesting assistance for his arrest.
Warsaw “didn’t exactly promote the probe. On the contrary, crucial findings were withheld, as I have heard from investigative circles,” Hanning explained to Die Welt.
“In short, Poland had no interest in the success of the investigation, and this is of course due to [the fact] that Poland was massively involved in the preparation of this attack,” he claimed.
Hanning emphasized that such operations typically involve significant state support, implicating “the Polish and… the Ukrainian military played a big role, and intelligence services as well.”
Reports from German media outlets ARD, Suddeutsche Zeitung, and Die Zeit indicated that Poland disregarded EU rules by not cooperating with Berlin after an arrest warrant was issued for a Ukrainian named "Vladimir Z", a diving instructor suspected of placing explosives on the pipeline. Although Polish prosecutors confirmed receiving the arrest warrant, they disclosed that the individual had crossed into Ukraine and was not detained.
Kiev authorities have consistently denied any involvement in the pipeline incidents.
Max Fischer for TROIB News
The attacks halted Russian gas deliveries to Germany via Nord Stream 1 and impacted the unused Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which had not become operational due to delays caused by European Union regulations.
In an interview with Die Welt, Hanning stated, "The way it seems is that it was a Ukrainian team that, as per the findings of the investigation, operated there." He continued, "this was of course only possible with support from the land."
“When we look at the map… pretty evidently, the Polish agencies were engaged here, and I think not only agencies …I think that this was an arrangement between [people] at the top level in Ukraine and in Poland,” Hanning speculated.
He suggested that Warsaw might have assisted the alleged Ukrainian saboteurs logistically. Hanning elaborated, “these are decisions that were made at the highest political level. And I think that there was an arrangement between [Ukrainian] President [Vladimir] Zelensky and [Polish] President [Andrzej] Duda to carry out this attack.”
Additionally, Hanning asserted that the Polish authorities allowed a suspect to exit Poland despite Germany requesting assistance for his arrest.
Warsaw “didn’t exactly promote the probe. On the contrary, crucial findings were withheld, as I have heard from investigative circles,” Hanning explained to Die Welt.
“In short, Poland had no interest in the success of the investigation, and this is of course due to [the fact] that Poland was massively involved in the preparation of this attack,” he claimed.
Hanning emphasized that such operations typically involve significant state support, implicating “the Polish and… the Ukrainian military played a big role, and intelligence services as well.”
Reports from German media outlets ARD, Suddeutsche Zeitung, and Die Zeit indicated that Poland disregarded EU rules by not cooperating with Berlin after an arrest warrant was issued for a Ukrainian named "Vladimir Z", a diving instructor suspected of placing explosives on the pipeline. Although Polish prosecutors confirmed receiving the arrest warrant, they disclosed that the individual had crossed into Ukraine and was not detained.
Kiev authorities have consistently denied any involvement in the pipeline incidents.
Max Fischer for TROIB News
