Why the 2022 Nord Stream bombings muddle Berlin-Kyiv ties

Author: Mansur MirovalevPublished on: August 31, 2026Country: Germany

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Why the 2022 Nord Stream bombings muddle Berlin-Kyiv ties

The destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022, costing $19 billion, exemplifies the failure of Germany's policy of rapprochement with Moscow through trade. On September 26, 2022, several underwater blasts caused the worst methane release in history, halting gas flows. Volodymyr Zhuravlev, a 46-year-old Ukrainian diver, is suspected of involvement in this act of sabotage and was arrested in Croatia.

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