Swedish prosecutor's office describes Nord Stream pipeline blasts as "gross sabotage"

The Swedish prosecutor's office has called the explosions at the Nord Stream pipeline "gross sabotage" but has not yet established who was behind it.

The explosions occurred 20 metres underwater at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

"There is a lot of information and reports of sabotage on the gas pipes. The incident appears to have become an open area for various attempts at influence. These assumptions do not affect the ongoing investigation, based on facts and information obtained through analysis, site inspection and cooperation with Swedish and other authorities," says prosecutor  Mats Ljungqvist, in charge of the case.

Sweden's main focus of the investigation is to check whether the country's interests and security are not at risk. In particular, whether the country's territory would not be used for sabotage.

As a reminder, Zelenskyy has denied any involvement of Ukraine in the attacks on Nord Stream.