Zelenskyy repeats Ukraine not behind Nord Stream attack
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was assisting German authorities with their investigation into the Nord Stream explosions. A second Ukrainian national was arrested in connection with the blasts.
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy affirmed Ukraine's innocence in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream pipelines. In a statement to reporters, Zelenskyy asserted that Ukraine had never participated in any actions related to the pipeline explosions. He assured Germany of Ukraine's cooperation with ongoing investigations into the matter.
German authorities, however, had previously suggested that the attack had been sanctioned by the Ukrainian state, and a second Ukrainian citizen was arrested in connection with the incident this week. Zelenskyy emphasized the importance of maintaining strong ties with European nations, acknowledging that Ukraine's partnership with these countries had been crucial during the ongoing conflict.
The Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which transported Russian gas to Germany and other European countries via the Baltic Sea, and the proposed but never-completed Nord Stream 2 pipeline were both targeted by explosions in September 2022. The perpetrators of the attack remain unidentified. In early 2026, German authorities arrested Serhii K., a Ukrainian national, and accused him and six others of carrying out the sabotage on orders from Ukrainian state authorities, with the intention of permanently disrupting gas supply and curbing Russia's war funding through natural gas exports.
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