The German government became aware of the newspaper article New York Timesalleging that a pro-Ukrainian organization was responsible for the attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, but its own investigation is still inconclusive.

Sweden, Denmark and Germany informed the United Nations Security Council a few days ago that investigations are continuing and there are still no results, a chancellery spokesman said.

“The Federal Prosecutor has been investigating the matter since early October 2022. He therefore has jurisdiction over the proceedings” the spokesman said.

From Washington, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said “European partners are already investigating the attacks,” noting that the case is still pending.

The NYT newspaper, citing information reviewed by the US intelligence services, writes that a “pro-Ukrainian group” is responsible for the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea. But it does not specify either what information the US agencies had access to, nor the “identity” of this “group”.

American officials said that there is no indication that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk was involved in the sabotagei.

Intelligence gathered by US agencies said the attackers were “opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” possibly Ukrainian or Russian citizens. The American newspaper specifies that no safe conclusion can be drawn from this information and “the possibility remains open that the operation was carried out covertly by a third force with ties to the Ukrainian government or security services.”

In late September, four massive, undersea gas leaks were detected in the pipelines connecting Russia to Germany – all in international waters. Western countries blamed Russia, which in turn blamed the “Anglo-Saxons”.

Investigations into the case are being conducted by authorities in Sweden, Denmark and Germany.

In a recent article, American journalist Seymour Hers wrote that US Navy divers, with the help of Norway, planted explosives in the pipelines last June and detonated them three months later. Washington called this information “completely wrong”.