"Who blew up Nord Stream?
"You for sure."
(Source: Exclusive: Tucker Carlson Interviews Vladimir Putin)
[MRT: Exact details are for investigators and lawyers to find out.]
February
I monitor Nordstream related news daily, several times a day. -
Yesterday the X/twitter came with this news:
20 Feb 2024 - After the two-year anniversary of #Russia's heinous invasion of #Ukraine, Russian-state dominated #NordStream has sued its insurers @LloydsofLondon and @ArchInsInt after its pipelines were suspiciously destroyed in 2022.
[MRT: Nordstream AG is owned 51% by Gazprom, 49% is by consortium of GER, AUT, FRA and DUT companies. The Nordstream 2 AG is fully owned subsidiary of Gazprom where 49% of equity is in the form of loan by the same companies as NS1. Both are incorporated in Zug Switzerland. Was the attack against a SUI companies? SUI did not attend UN meeting, did not rise concerns. Who has jurisdiction to the case? Gazprom is majority owed by RU state but rest is other investors, pension funds etc. IF the crime is connected to the Ukrainian war and IF it was done by a Western state as to prevent Russia to get income then, if found guilty, the claim will be astronomical. The definition of what the event was is very important. Read my post bellow.]
The tweet points to this article: "Russian-linked Nord Stream files claim after 2022 blast" which is unfortunately behind a paywall.
"The consortium behind Nord Stream, which runs a network of pipelines under the Baltic Sea between Russia and Germany, has moved to sue its insurers Lloyds and Arch Insurance."
Additional information:
"@LloydsOfLondon and @MunichRe insured Nord Stream 2 and Gazprom’s insurance arm SOGAZ."Swedish officials claim that they “lacked jurisdiction” to reveal what happened and have now handed their evidence to German investigators.
“We have a picture of what has happened, and what that picture consists of we cannot go into more detail, but it leads to the conclusion that we do not have jurisdiction,” Swedish Public Prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist told Reuters. “It is not Sweden’s task to continue this investigation.”
Sweden may lack jurisdiction over the explosions in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for several reasons:
1. International Law: Sweden may have determined that under international law, jurisdiction over the incidents falls under the principle of flag state jurisdiction.
This principle dictates that the state whose flag the vessel carrying out the activities was flying has primary jurisdiction. Since the Nordstream pipelines are a joint project involving multiple countries, and the explosions were likely caused by a state actor, jurisdiction may fall to the state(s) whose flags the vessels involved in the explosions were flying.
This principle dictates that the flag state has jurisdiction to regulate, investigate, and prosecute incidents that occur on board its flagged vessels, regardless of where the vessel is located in international waters or the exclusive economic zones of other countries.
The principle of flag state jurisdiction is primarily associated with ships and maritime vessels, but it can also extend to other assets such as offshore installations, pipelines, seabed cables, and similar structures.
2. Multinational Ownership: The Nordstream 1 AG pipelines are jointly owned by Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, and France, with Russia owning 51% and the other countries collectively owning 49%. The Nordstream 2 AG is a daughter company of Russian Gazprom in which same states companies as in NS1 provided loans in the amount of 49%.
Given this multinational ownership, determining jurisdiction may require agreement among all involved parties or may default to the flag state principle mentioned earlier.
3. Political Considerations: Sweden may also consider the geopolitical implications of asserting jurisdiction over incidents involving state actors from other countries.
In this scenario, where the likely perpetrator is believed to be Britain, Sweden may not want to escalate tensions or become embroiled in a diplomatic dispute by asserting jurisdiction without clear legal grounds.
4. Limited Scope of Jurisdiction: Even though the explosions occurred within Sweden's (and Danish) EEZs, the scope of Sweden's jurisdiction may be limited to certain types of offenses or activities explicitly outlined in international law or domestic legislation.
If the explosions do not fall within these defined parameters, Sweden may lack the legal authority to investigate or prosecute the incidents.
Overall, Sweden's announcement that they lack jurisdiction over the explosions in their EEZ may stem from a combination of legal principles, multinational ownership of the pipelines, political considerations, and the limited scope of their jurisdiction under international law.
More on this topic and why Sweden is compromised:
The partnership between United Kingdom and Sweden - Conflict of interests
Collected statements of SWE main investigator Mats Ljungquist
Investigations, Sweden: Mats Ljungqvist - the Swedish investigator
This investigation runs from 27-09-2022
In early October 2022 I realized a UK submarine S-120 Ambush
just returned to its home port Faslane in Scotland.
It was visited by a UK Defense Minister,
He visited submariners in the sub, not in some meeting room.
Stated that "Ukrainian war is our war"
I asked DoD shortly after:
I made a brief about the Nordstream listing known facts
It included a thesis that the UK was the only country
which could be culpable of the deed:
Like many discussed ad nauseum, my claim had head and heels.
People like the data I found and shared, wanted more. So I started the blog.
In January 2023 a friend asked me to contact investigative journalists.
After appeal by another one I did contacted Larrisa Ward.
This was before Hersh came with his story.
MORTYMER´S NORDSTREAM HYPOTHESIS
THE DATA - THE EVIDENCE
THE USA-GER NORDSTREAM POLITICS
How the Nordstream 2 did not got its certification
Was the Nordstream 2 used as an energy weapon?
About the GER-USA Nordstream 2 AG deal
Data show Biden has not ordered Nordstream destruction
THE USA-UK NORDSTREAM POLITICS
About the UK-USA "special relationship"
UKRAINE HAD ITS OWN ISSUES
14 Sept 2022 - Statement by Group of Creditors of Ukraine
Ukraine and Nordstream Affair
THE NORWEIGEAN WARNING
What happens in Norfolk stays in Norfolk - A series of strategic meetings aboard USS Ford on 19-09-2022
Was Norway briefing USA about possible threat to undersea pipeline infrastructure on 19-09-2022?
Russian nuclear positioning before the Nordstream is attacked
PROTECTING PIPELINES, SUBMARINE HUNT
German Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack and Nordstream
Did the Dutch NH90 and US HM-60R detect and stop Nord Stream's first mining attempt in early September?
SEPTEMBER NAVAL EXERCISES
The REPMUS-22 and DYNAMIC MESSENGER 22 exercises in September
The Rekin-22 naval exercise and Poland in mid September
Archipelago Endeavor 22 exercise and Sweden in mid September
Russian anti-submarine exercises in the Baltic sea in Mid September 2022
THE USA LEAVES BALTIC SEA, PREFERS OWN SECURITY OVER THAT OF ITS ALLIES
The USS Task Force 61/2 deployment in the Baltic sea during September 2022
Did the United States notify its allies on September 21st that it was removing its naval assets from the Baltic Sea?
USA STARTED TO DE-ESCALATE BEFORE THE ATTACK HAPPENED
The USA de-escalates possible Russian nuclear response even before Nordstream is hit, NATO protect Trans-Atlantic alliance afterwards
25 Sept 2022 - Blinken on a potential U.S. response to nuclear weapons | 60 Minutes
THE USA DE-ESCALATES AFTERWARDS & RENEWED "COOPERATION"
6 October 2022 - Remarks by President Biden at Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Reception
Nov 2022 - FRA: “Europe is not sheltered anymore from missile and drone strikes. And we must integrate this reality,” Macron
The partnership between United Kingdom and Sweden - Conflict of interests
PUBLIC PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT
About The forgotten attack on Turk Stream and about UK Tackling Russian income from hydrocarbons
The Atlantic Future Forum and Nordstream
Beware of Spin-doctor Muppets in the Nordstream affair
The Sikorski moment in the Nordstream affair
THE TMELINE (INCOMPLETE)
WHAT HAPPENED AROUND 26-09-2022? - The Timeline