Tusk urges Germany to drop Nord Stream prosecutions

Danish authorities did not cooperate with Germany's investigation into the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, according to German prosecutors. The German indictment, released on August 21, 2024, stated that Danish officials had refused to conduct investigative work on the islands of Bornholm and Christiansø due to potential risks to national security.

German law enforcement was seeking to question harbor masters and yacht owners who may have witnessed a suspected vessel involved in the sabotage operation in September 2022. However, Denmark did not provide Germany's Federal Police with the necessary legal assistance. Danish experts explained that the decision was unusual, given the long-standing close legal cooperation between the two nations.

However, law professor Birgit Feldtmann suggested that Denmark could legally reject the request if it believed the investigation might threaten its interests. In August 2025, German media reported that German authorities had identified all suspects in the Nord Stream sabotage, and arrest warrants were issued for six Ukrainian nationals.

Ukrainian national Volodymyr Zhuravliov was detained in Pruszków on September 30, 2025, and was suspected of involvement in the sabotage, which Germany claimed had a "Ukrainian state connection."