“We are focused on solving the question of how to seal and drain the two damaged pipes first to prevent further corrosion,” Spieker said, as quoted by the Kronen Zeitung newspaper.
Whether repairs will ever be made is “pure speculation”, he said. It depends on political, social and economic factors, so “time will tell”.
The energy company E.ON is a 15.5% co-owner of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.
Recall that at the end of September 2022, following explosions near the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, four leaks were discovered on two pipelines, Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh blamed the United States and Norway for sabotage. Then, simultaneously in the American and German media, there were suggestions that a “pro-Ukrainian group” might have done this.
The opposition party “Alternative for Germany” (AfD) believes that the German government is hiding information it knows about the sabotage of gas pipelines and demands a report to the Bundestag. AfD co-chairman Tino Khrupalla intends to initiate the creation of a special parliamentary commission to investigate the terrorist act.
