Monday, March 11, 2024

The Legal Trigger - PCA CASE No. 2020-07, PROCEDURAL ORDER NO. 11


One actor hoped that the Nordstream 2 AG will not go online
That actor looked very carefully at the decision on 10 Sept 2022
in which Nordstream 2 AG got Out-of-Bankruptcy exception
It was not possible to wait any longer
There was just 6 months to go
And the water in Baltic sea was getting colder


ON THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION 
UNDER THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY 

- and - 

THE UNCITRAL ARBITRATION RULES 

-between

NORD STREAM 2 AG 

-and 

THE EUROPEAN UNION




14 July 2023 - By e-mail of 1 March 2022, the Claimant informed the Tribunal as follows: 

1. The designation of Nord Stream 2 AG as a US Specially Designated National (SDN) on 23 February 2022 and recent geopolitical developments have led to an inability on the part of the Claimant to pursue the arbitration at this time. In particular, the Claimant’s bank accounts have been blocked, meaning NSP2AG is unable to make any payments or access finance.

2. The Claimant consequently requested a suspension of the arbitration.

...

6. By letter dated 8 June 2022, the Claimant informed the Tribunal that it had been granted a provisional composition moratorium until 10 September 2022 by the Cantonal Court in Zug, by which date the Cantonal Court would decide on a definitive composition moratorium, an extension of the provisional composition moratorium, or a declaration of bankruptcy. The Claimant noted that, given these circumstances, until “that point in time [it] will not be in a position to give any further substantial indication concerning its circumstances, its ability to continue the proceedings, nor on the further conduct of the proceedings, or on timing.

Accordingly, it requested a continuation of the suspension of the proceedings and a postponement of the 20 June 2022 procedural meeting until a date after 10 September 2022. .. ” 





THE TRIGGER:

10 Sept 2022 - Nord Stream 2 gas link operator wins further stay of bankruptcy: court

A Swiss court has granted the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany a stay of bankruptcy until early January, as calls from within Germany for the link to be opened continue.

On May 11, Switzerland-based Nord Stream 2 AG was awarded a provisional stay of bankruptcy until Sept. 10, according to a notice in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce.

[MRT: There was one rogue actor who was very energy insecure watching this decision carefully. That state actor di not have a legal power to effect the case. The only possible way how to stop the project was a direct hit, a destruction. Just 16 days after on 26-09-2022 both Nordstream 1 and Nordstream 2 are attacked. This decision was a trigger.] 

28 Dec 2022 - Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm gets 6-month stay of bankruptcy

A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was built to bring Russian gas to Germany but put on ice shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

The company’s stay was extended from Jan. 10 through July 10 by a regional court in the Swiss canton (state) of Zug, according to a notice published Wednesday in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce.

Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprom, is based in Zug. Nord Stream 2’s court-appointed administrator, Transliq AG, sought the extension.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government halted the certification process for the pipeline on Feb. 22, after Russia recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered sent troops into Ukraine two days later, and U.S. President Joe Biden President then directed his administration to impose sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 operating company. 

[MRT: The NOrdstream 2 AG refuses to die - a real Cliffhanger]


ARTICLE 

27 Feb 2024 - Despite explosions: The Nord Stream companies in Zug live on

POST

Despite explosions: The NordStream companies in Zug live on

Nordstream: The UK military silenced

What is going on?
A short news, which everybody overlooked...
Sometimes, silence can speak volumes.
A post about:
"...Truth, that may be uncomfortable..."

[MRT: Tape Face is great commedian, enjoy here]




20 Dec 2023 - Tony Radakin and defence chiefs ‘gagged by paranoid Rishi Sunak’
Prime minister accused of blocking military leaders from speaking




20 Dec 2023Tony Radakin and defence chiefs ‘gagged by paranoid Rishi Sunak’

The Times reports No 10 has advised press officers of a ‘ministers only’ rule preventing senior leading military figures and spy chiefs from giving interviews/ making public statements.
Reason unclear but a source suggests “paranoia over govt messaging before an election”

“The insider added that control in No 10 was worse under Rishi Sunak than under previous prime ministers” “As a result [of raising concerns] Admiral Radakin and General Sandersare said to have been prevented on several occasions from speaking to the media.

Some spy agencies have been blocked from issuing statements about specific events, another source said. One dept dealing with security issues was told it could issue ‘reactive’ statements only in case it distracted from the No 10 agenda”

[MRT: I will be interesting to learn which are those specific events, naval operation perhaps?]

2 March 2024 - HIDDEN ESCALATION: Head of UK armed forces SECRETLY helping Ukraine craft battle plans against Russia

According to reports, Radakin was asked by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stay in his post until autumn 2025, a request that was reportedly approved by King Charles III.

FLASHBACK: 

13 Nov 2022 - Defence chief has 'serious' talks with PM and chancellor in face of cash squeeze and Ukraine war

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin tells Sky News's Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme that Rishi Sunak "absolutely" understands the UK cannot have economic stability without security - and that comes at a price.






Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Nordstream and Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service - The jigsaw puzzle was put together



[MRT: Lately I have been using this picture in Twitter/X] 


5 March 2024 - Signs were present Nord Stream sabotage acts committed by Anglo-Saxons — intelligence

Some indirect signs pointed to Anglo-Saxon countries being behind terrorist acts at Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines and the "jigsaw puzzle was put together" then, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin said.

[MRT: The article by Nordic Times has been circulating in Russia for already two weeks+. It has been commented by Elena Panina Director of the Institute for International Strategic Studies, who mentioned that Putin and Hersh stated it was a USA job. My answer and message to her was to have better reading comprehension. Last two days the article has been read by many thousands, thank to Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand who reposted the article, it got over 69k views. More reposts are appearing in DUT, SUI,..] 

"Anglo-Saxons," Naryshkin said in an interview for Soloviev Live television.

[MRT: The Anglo-Saxon suspect has been the consistent claim since the event happened, here is a list of Russian statements about Anglo-Saxons being the culprint.] 


"Certainly, we had information, indirect signs of the ones commiting that. Although these indirect signs were revealed by perpetrators of that," the director noted. "Well, the jigsaw puzzle was put together. And this puzzle clearly points to perpetrators," he added.

[MRT: Indirectly confirming that my research has been validated. Jigsaw puzzle 2x, I often refer that my research clearly points to London.



30 Sept 2022 - AngloSaxons did it (video)

Putin: "There are not enough sanctions for the Anglo-Saxons, they have moved to diversions, organizing explosions on the international gas pipelines of the Nord Stream. It is obvious to everyone who benefits from this. Who benefits from this, is the one who did it"


NOTE: The keyword phrase "Mortymer clearly" in X/Twitter occurrences - search results here



[MRT Appeal: Can someone please thank Sergei Naryshkin 
for the verification and validation of my research?]

Note that I also asked MANY foreign ministers to conduct 
international investigation to verify and check my findings:

post here 

example China


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PART II

 "Sergei Naryshkin Nord stream"  in the press:

20 Sept 2020 - Russia accuses U.S. of using Russian opposition leader's case to block Nord Stream 2

Washington is using the case of the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny to block the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergei Naryshkin said

30 Sept 2022Russian spy chief: we have evidence West involved in ‘sabotage’ of Nord Stream pipelines (video)

Head of Foreign Intelligence Service, Sergei Naryshkin, said that Russia has materials pointing to the role of the West in organizing & carrying out explosions at Nord Stream “West is doing everything to hide the true perpetrators & organizers of this international terrorist act”

Friday, March 1, 2024

Nordstream and Lack of Jurisdiction by Sweden and Denmark





Sweden and Denmark closed their pre-investigation cases.

They stated that they Lack Jurisdiction over the explosions in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
It could be for several reasons:

International Law: 

Sweden and Denmark 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.

Multinational Ownership: 

The Nordstream pipelines are jointly owned by Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, and France, with Russia owning 51% and the other countries collectively owning 49%. Given this multinational ownership, determining jurisdiction may require agreement among all involved parties or may default to the flag state principle mentioned earlier.

Political Considerations: 

Sweden and Denmark 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.

Limited Scope of Jurisdiction: 

Even though the explosions occurred within Sweden's and Denmark´s EEZs, the scope of Sweden's and Denmark´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.

Flag state jurisdiction 

Flag state jurisdiction is a principle of international law that assigns primary legal responsibility and authority over vessels to the state whose flag the vessel is 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.

For example, in the case of offshore installations such as oil rigs or wind farms, the flag state of the vessel or platform used in the construction, operation, or maintenance of these installations would typically have jurisdiction over activities and incidents related to that installation, even if it is located within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of another country.

Similarly, pipelines and seabed cables may also fall under the jurisdiction of the flag state of the vessels involved in their construction, maintenance, or operation. However, the application of flag state jurisdiction to these assets can vary depending on specific international agreements, treaties, and domestic laws governing their operation and jurisdictional issues.

In summary, while the principle of flag state jurisdiction is traditionally associated with ships, it can extend to other maritime assets such as offshore installations, pipelines, seabed cables, and similar structures, subject to applicable international agreements and domestic laws.

Summary:

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.


The SWE decision




The interesting paper by Rishi Sunak about vulnerability of undersea infrastructure

The interesting message Boris Johnson and Zelenski received while in Kiev:





 

 








The origin of "US Poseidon P-8 flight" claim used for destroying Nordstream in the news

 

Boeing Poseidon P-8

The P-8 operates in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) roles.

When and where from did the claim that US P8 was involved in a triggering explosives came from?

The flight path is here
Looks like from and to Iceland.


In X/Twitter:

1. Search in twitter for: "P-8 Poseidon until:2022-09-30 since:2022-09-26" 

2. Go to "Latest" and scroll all the way down to first instance and look for suspicious suggestions

3. Find out that the suggestion came from "4Chan" on 29-09-2022 see herehere or here


In Google News

1 Got to Google - News and search keywords between dates 26-09-2022 and 08-10-2022

2. Keywords "P-8 Poseidon Nord Stream" here 

3. Keyword "P-8 Poseidon" here


The best data about P-8 flights in this timeframe with description are on this substack post here by Ola Tunander

"On almost every second day, there was British Poseidon activity."

[MRT: Why? It is very suspicious that the UK has increased such activity] 

"a non-state actor would definitely choose a spot in the rather shallow waters of the Baltic Sea"

[MRT: The state actor has been established, report here 

"On 22 September, in the Baltic Sea, there was a P-8A registered in the US but with a “masked identity”..."

[MRT: Note that the USN Kaersarge was on the way out, post here, most likely because of this

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Liz Truss discusses European energy with Macron, Kishida, Leyen, and Biden just before Nordstream is blown up



About Truss-Biden meeting here


20 Sept 2022Liz Truss didn't discuss migrant crossings or Northern Ireland protocol in Macron talks, No 10 says

The pair agreed to enhance cooperation on energy security - but two more contentious issues were not the subject of conversation between the leaders...

[MRT: First meeting and most important is energy security of Europe? Odd.] 

Number 10 said the prime minister had a "constructive" conversation lasting around half an hour with the French leader, but it focused on energy security rather than the two major points of contention. 

[MRT: Why is energy policy the fundamental issue? Th UK has been kicked out from the EU joint internal energy market, just after Brexit]


The pair held their first bilateral meeting at the fringes of the United Nations summit in New York after Ms Truss caused controversy by refusing to say if the French leader was a "friend or foe" - instead saying "the jury's out".

[MRT: Could this mean she is setting up the stage for blowing up Nordstream, then hoping that France will play along and be a friend rather than foe?] 

"There is a will to re-engage, to move on and to show that we are allies and friends in a complex world."

[MRT: Why is there a need to stress that world is complex at this point?] 

Shortly before posting the tweet, Ms Truss admitted her tax cuts would disproportionately benefit the rich - but said she is willing to be an unpopular prime minister to bring in measures she believes will grow the economy.

While President Biden's criticism was surely for a domestic audience, it underlined the differences between the two leaders' stances just as Ms Truss says she wants to foster closer ties with international allies.

 
21 Sept 2022 - Truss and Leyen met, one of the topics was EU energy.



21 Sept 2022 - Joint Statement by President von der Leyen and Prime Minister Liz Truss

...President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, met at the UN General Assembly in New York today.

...They strongly condemned Russia's actions in Ukraine and agreed that Putin's recent calls to mobilise parts of the population were a sign that Russia's invasion is failing. It is a statement of weakness...

They also discussed UK EU relations including energy, food security and the Northern Ireland Protocol... 

21 Sept 2022 - Japan and Britain vow to sign defense cooperation pact at early date

At the Tuesday summit, Kishida and Truss also vowed to deepen cooperation on ensuring economic security and energy supplies, the ministry said.
 
21 Sept 2022 - UK: PM meeting with President Joe Biden

The Prime Minister met US President Joe Biden at the UN General Assembly in New York today.

The leaders stressed the need to end over-reliance on authoritarian states in terms of our energy, technology and manufacturing supply chains.

They agreed to redouble bilateral efforts to reduce energy dependence on Russia and to increase the amount of renewable and other forms of energy flowing from democratic states.

21 Sept 2022 - UK Prime Minister Truss addresses the United Nations General Assembly (transcript here)


01:00 min: "...Geopolitics is entering a new era.."

06:00 min: "We are cutting off the toxic power and pipelines from authoritarian regimes and strengthening our energy resilience."


08:30 min: "The UK is providing funding, using the might of the City of London and our security capabilities to provide better alternatives to those offered by malign regimes.

The resolute international response to Ukraine has shown how we can deliver decisive collective action. ..

If the economy of a partner is being targeted by an aggressive regime we should act to support them. All for one and one for all.

12:00 min "In all these areas, on all of the fronts, the time to act is now. This is a decisive moment in our history, in the history of this organization and in the history of freedom...


Related:


Nordic Times - The Who-did-it Cat is out of the Nordstream Bag


After short exchange with Nordic Times they agreed to look into my data and research, and write an article. Here it is:



13 February 2024 - Independent investigator: Elements of UK government behind Nord Stream attacks

A systematic analysis of the available evidence points to "elements of the British government" as the most likely perpetrators of the pipeline bombings.

This according to an independent Finnish data analyst and researcher who has conducted what he calls "the only public, open Nordstream investigation".

The enigmatic 'data detective' believes the attacks were most likely carried out by the Royal Navy's DTXG elite diving team, operating from the British nuclear submarine HMS Ambush (S120).

A statement made by then British PM Liz Truss at the UN five days before the attacks about "cutting off toxic energy and pipelines from authoritarian regimes" raises further questions.


UPDATES/COMMENTS:

Several news took notice, among them Russian Pravda - see here, under the name:

"Elena Panina, Director of the Institute for International Strategic Studies"

"Journalists of the Scandinavian portal The Nordic Times, together with an analyst with the pseudonym "Mortimer", came to the conclusion that the direct perpetrators of the sabotage on the Nord Streams in September 2022 were the British Navy..."

[MRT: Elena Panina knows the case little and commented:]

Vladimir Putin recently told Tucker Carlson about who exactly is behind the gas pipeline explosion. It's the United States. The Nordic Times investigation thus only confirms that the British were the direct perpetrators of the pipeline sabotage, while the action itself was announced and authorized by Joe Biden.

"So there will be no more Nord Stream 2. We will put an end to it," was the verbatim phrase of the US president, from which his press service then tried to save him.

As for Liz Truss's cabinet, it has already gone down in history as the government whose sole task was to organize the biggest infrastructure sabotage - and, if anything, to take responsibility for it.

  [MRT: Elena Panina should listen again and read carefully what actually was said on the interview between Putin and Carlson - Putin clearly stated and was very consistent that it was "he who benefits" and that the CIA played a role. This is well along my hypothesis that the Norweigean PM, Defence minister flew to the USA on 19-09-2022 and delivered the shocking intel that original Johnson´s mission to attack Nordstream was resurected and is being executed by Liz Truss. Two days after this the USN Kaersarge group leaves the Baltic sea and positions itself in Atlantic ocen to ptotect Trans-Atlantic alliance. Yes, the USA is (partly) complicit for not stopping the mission once they learned about it. Note that what EXACTLY happened, if the USA tried to stop the mission, how much was the USA in contact with the UK is not part of my investigation and requires data which are not part of the scale of this investigation (only data in public domain). The interview details here]

Despite explosions: The NordStream companies in Zug live on

“We will continue to communicate externally as soon as we believe this is feasible.”



27 Feb 2024 - Despite explosions: The Nord Stream companies in Zug live on

"The companies Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 are economically dead. Their gas pipelines lie largely in ruins at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. No gas is flowing, the raw material rubles have not been rolling in for almost 1.5 years.

Actually, the companies should have deposited their balance sheets long ago. And yet there is activity at both headquarters in Zug and Steinhausen/ZG. How can that be?...

...At least some information can be found out about Nord Stream 2. The company was founded in Zug in 2015 under the name “New European Pipeline”. That was 10 years after the first Nord Stream company started operations, then as the “NEGP Company”...

...Nevertheless: it continues to exist. On January 10, 2024, the debt moratorium was extended for the third time. The company even moved its headquarters after the sabotage, from offices in Zug to its own building in neighboring Steinhausen...

[MRT: The early Setember´s SUI court decision to allow for the Out-of-bankruptcy may have been the trigger to blow a decisive strike to the company, it has not folded yet. Note that just fees from transport of Russian gas via Ukraine bring €2 Billion yearly to Ukrainian budget. The saving from reopening the ole live pipeline could be tremendous. ROI just about 4 years (!)] 

...Philipp Possa writes: “The company maintains the necessary personnel to secure the pipeline and possible health, safety and environmental risks.”

Switzerland has not accepted the sanctions. The company is not restricted in its business activities in this country.

“If you wanted to adopt US sanctions, the Federal Council would have to decide.”

Switzerland only accepts UN sanctions because they are legitimate under international law and Switzerland itself is a UN member.

[MRT: Unilateral sanctions are kind of illegal, only UN sanctions shall be adopted by states. Actually The legal Act of Retorsion (anti-sanctions) do allow Gazprom to stop all deliveries would they decide to do so. Here is the legal paper about this - post

The other thing remains, the first Nord Stream company. It is not subject to any sanctions. Like Nord Stream 2, it is majority owned by the Russian energy company Gazprom. However, a number of European energy companies are still involved in Nord Stream.

 [MRT: Actually this is partially incorrect, the Gazprom´s Novak said in spring 2022 that sanctions are such mess that it causes serious issues to fid out what is allowed and what is not and severely restricts operations of NS1 - ths was seen also with maintenance work on turbines]

Nordstream: US authorities have reportedly warned Germany several times

 

June 2022 - The C.I.A. had warned European governments of potential attacks on pipelines.

The warning was not specific, the officials said, and they declined to say whether Russia was identified as a possible attacker.

The C.I.A. issued a vague warning in June to a number of European nations, including Germany, that the two Nord Stream gas pipelines that carry natural gas from Russia could be targeted in forthcoming attacks, three senior officials familiar with the intelligence said on Tuesday.

[MRT: The warning was most likely very specific, warnings are exact and done in a clear message. Also the mumber of European countries = Nordstream shareholders = GER+AUT, NED, FRA but not RU] 


The German publication Der Spiegel was the first to report that the U.S. had provided what intelligence officials call “strategic warning” of a possible attack — a warning that came with no specifics about the likely time or place or manner of a potential strike.

[MRT: Journalists should be asking for exactly details on this warning(s) - date, place, means. Considering this was done in June and the UK is the prime suspect it could be that Johnson has given orders for the mission to proceed, it is not clear if these included the final "GO AHEAD". It is possible that there was some trigger for the mission to proceed hence the warning.] 

June 2022 - IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS - Security threats to undersea communications cables and infrastructure – consequences for the EU







28 Sept 2022Denmark was not warned about possible threats to the Nord Stream pipelines

The German government was allegedly warned several times about the possibility of attacks on the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2. It was not the Danish government, writes NTB.

- Neither I nor the government have been notified. I also don't think that this type of explosion is something that is warned about. Of course, I cannot go into what discussions are in other countries, says Bødskov.

US authorities have reportedly warned Germany several times about the possibility of attacks on underground and submarine gas pipelines.

[MRT: Note the plural] 


As recently as a few weeks ago, an inquiry is said to have come from the American intelligence service CIA, according to German Der Spiegel and the American New York Times...


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I've got a rep as a sick individual
'Cause my material's original plus critical
Wild like a savage, well above average
The world had it coming when my mom's named me Travis
Straight from the womb, I come to bring doom, so give me room
As I presume to break apart you little goons'
Competitors are blind, they're left behind and can't find
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I aim for your abdomen and cut like Kenny Anderson


 

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Dmitry Peskov: Danish investigation ends, Friend or Foe comment

 

26 Feb 2024 - Kremlin comments after another EU state drops Nord Stream probe,... 

Dmitry Peskov: 

Copenhagen must have found "close allies" when searching for the culprits behind the sabotage, a spokesman has suggested

[MRT: Note that he speaks in plural, my hypothesis is that the UK went rogue, US pulled out but is complicit for not stopping the mission and profiting from it] 

The Danish decision to end its investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea was probably motivated by Copenhagen's unwillingness to establish the truth about the crime, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has suggested...

[MRT: Note that NATO itself ststed there was a "substantial environmental damage"]

The Copenhagen Police do not see "sufficient grounds to pursue a criminal case in Denmark" over the incident, they said on Monday in a statement announcing the development. The probe, conducted jointly with the Danish Security and Intelligence Services (PET), was "complex and comprehensive" and resulted in a conclusion that the incident was deliberate sabotage. Nothing was said about possible suspects in the press-release...

The situation is "close to absurd," Peskov told journalists when asked about the news.

"Apparently, they were getting closer to, as they call it, outing their closest allies," he suggested. "One can only express absolute astonishment and nothing else."

[MRT: Note that usage of the plural.] 

Denmark said investigators cooperated with "relevant foreign partners," but Peskov stressed that Russian law enforcement was not among those.

"In the early stages of the investigation, we consistently asked the Danes for information about what had happened, but the requests were rejected," he said.

 

 

 


 

The NATO Retaliation statement oxymoron

- Just think about it -

Oxymoron = a figure of speech in which 
apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

29 Sept 2022 - NATO Threatens Retaliation After Gas Leaks It Says Were Likely Sabotage

The NATO military alliance warned Thursday it would retaliate for any attacks on the critical infrastructure of its 30 member countries and joined other Western officials in citing sabotage as the likely cause of damage to two natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. 


The official NATO statement

29 Sept 2022The NATO Invitees associate themselves with this Statement.

1. The damage to the Nordstream 1 and Nordstream 2 pipelines in international waters in the Baltic Sea is of deep concern. All currently available information indicates that this is the result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage. These leaks are causing risks to shipping and substantial environmental damage. We support the investigations underway to determine the origin of the damage.

2. We, as Allies, have committed to prepare for, deter and defend against the coercive use of energy and other hybrid tactics by state and non-state actors. Any deliberate attack against Allies’ critical infrastructure would be met with a united and determined response.

[MRT: The statement just does not make any sense. NATO can not retaliate against own member attacking its infrastructure.So what was this statement about? Could it be that NATO was aware who has executed the mission and was worrying against Russian retaliation?]