Ukrainian President Zelensky reiterated on the 23rd that the 2022 “Nord Stream” gas pipeline explosion was not the fault of the Ukrainian government, and that Germany, which is investigating the incident, is “well aware” of this. In an interview with the Ukrainian National Public Broadcasting Corporation on the same day, Zelensky said that the Ukrainian government had never participated in the “Nord Stream” incident. He said, “This is not the first time we have discussed this with senior German officials. They know very well that the Ukrainian government is not behind the planning or execution of the entire operation. We have nothing to do with it.” The German prosecution investigating the incident said in July that the Ukrainian government ordered the “Nord Stream” pipeline to be detonated. According to Agence France-Presse, the findings may cast a shadow over Ukraine's relationship with its European allies. Zelensky said on the 23rd that Ukraine is “helping” Germany investigate this matter, hoping it will not cause a rift in bilateral relations. “We must not lose our partners, we must not lose the trust that European countries have placed in us. They have been helping Ukraine since the war started, which is very important to us.” The German Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said on the 19th that Germany arrested a suspect of Ukrainian nationality suspected of participating in the “Nord Stream” bombing through local police in Pula, Croatia on the same day. According to RIA Novosti, the suspect's name is Vladimir Zhuravlev and belongs to the same gang as another suspect of Ukrainian nationality, Sergei Kuznetsov, who has already been indicted. The gang is suspected of diving and planting multiple bombs in the waters off the Danish island of Bornholm to blow up the “Nord Stream” pipeline in September 2022. Kuznetsov was arrested in Italy in August 2025 and extradited to German custody in November of the same year. While awaiting extradition in Italy, he called his family and friends to discuss the attack and say that he pleaded guilty. Investigators also found evidence of his involvement in the attack on his phone. On September 26, 2022, the Baltic Sea submarine gas pipelines “Nord Stream-1” and “Nord Stream-2” connecting Russia, Germany, and other European countries exploded violently in parts of the sea near Denmark and Sweden, and a large amount of natural gas spilled. The investigation found that 3 of the 4 pipelines had leaked and were suspected to have been vandalized.

Ukrainian President Zelensky reiterated on the 23rd that the 2022 “Nord Stream” gas pipeline explosion was not the fault of the Ukrainian government, and that Germany, which is investigating the incident, is “well aware” of this. In an interview with the Ukrainian National Public Broadcasting Corporation on the same day, Zelensky said that the Ukrainian government had never participated in the “Nord Stream” incident. He said, “This is not the first time we have discussed this with senior German officials. They know very well that the Ukrainian government is not behind the planning or execution of the entire operation. We have nothing to do with it.” The German prosecution investigating the incident said in July that the Ukrainian government ordered the “Nord Stream” pipeline to be detonated. According to Agence France-Presse, the findings may cast a shadow over Ukraine's relationship with its European allies. Zelensky said on the 23rd that Ukraine is “helping” Germany investigate this matter, hoping it will not cause a rift in bilateral relations. “We must not lose our partners, we must not lose the trust that European countries have placed in us. They have been helping Ukraine since the war started, which is very important to us.” The German Federal Public Prosecutor's Office said on the 19th that Germany arrested a suspect of Ukrainian nationality suspected of participating in the “Nord Stream” bombing through local police in Pula, Croatia on the same day. According to RIA Novosti, the suspect's name is Vladimir Zhuravlev and belongs to the same gang as another suspect of Ukrainian nationality, Sergei Kuznetsov, who has already been indicted. The gang is suspected of diving and planting multiple bombs in the waters off the Danish island of Bornholm to blow up the “Nord Stream” pipeline in September 2022. Kuznetsov was arrested in Italy in August 2025 and extradited to German custody in November of the same year. While awaiting extradition in Italy, he called his family and friends to discuss the attack and say that he pleaded guilty. Investigators also found evidence of his involvement in the attack on his phone. On September 26, 2022, the Baltic Sea submarine gas pipelines “Nord Stream-1” and “Nord Stream-2” connecting Russia, Germany, and other European countries exploded violently in parts of the sea near Denmark and Sweden, and a large amount of natural gas spilled. The investigation found that 3 of the 4 pipelines had leaked and were suspected to have been vandalized.