German government sources admit that the pipes of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline became unusable after the explosions that took place in September and recall that the installation was never allowed to operate.
“It is very likely that the sabotage and the strong explosions had a negative effect on the pipelines of the pipeline and therefore the necessary technical conditions for it to work have not been met,” government sources said. quoted today by the German public television ARD.
The clarification broadcast today by the ARD is in response to a question from the far-right parliamentary group Alternative for Germany (AfD) asking for answers about the possibility of using Nord Stream 2 tubes that were not affected by the explosions.
The AfD party’s question was raised after the statement by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who suggested the possibility of using the pipeline to re-send gas through the Nord Stream system.
In the same answer broadcast today by the ARD television station, Government sources recall that the licensing process for the Nord Stream 2 license was “suspended” last February following Russia’s new aggression against Ukraine and therefore will not come into effect.
The series of explosions in September, attributed to sabotage, disabled two pipes in the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and one of the pipes in Nord Stream 2.
Nord Stream 1, which was operational in 2011, became unusable.
The second pipeline, which was started in 2011, has not been put into operation.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz suspended the permit in February, when it was nearing completion.
This controversial German-Russian project began in 2005 after a pact between then-chancellor Gerhard Schroder and political ally Vladimir Putin.
Germany’s strong energy dependence on Russia was maintained during the 16 years of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s power, who decided to build the second gas pipeline (Nord Stream 2).
Source: DN
