Putin: Nord Stream 2 Initially Planned Through Poland
Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed in an interview that the second line of the Nord Stream pipeline was initially planned to pass through Poland, but the route was changed to the seabed of the Baltic Sea to minimize risks. This decision led to reduced transit revenues for Poland.
Consensus
- The second line of the Nord Stream pipeline was originally planned to pass through Poland.
- The route was changed to the seabed of the Baltic sea to minimize risks.
- Poland lost transit revenue from Russian gas due to the change in route.
- The change in route was made to avoid risks associated with transit countries.
- The Nord Stream pipelines were damaged by explosions on September 26, 2022.
- Germany, Denmark, and Sweden did not rule out the possibility of a deliberate sabotage.
- Putin stated that Poland opposed the change in route due to economic disadvantages.
- The interview was conducted by Pavel Zarubin for the news service 'Vesti'.
Points of divergence
- The arrest of a 46-year-old Ukrainian man, Vladimir Zh., was reported by Croatian radio and television on August 20, with allegations of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines. — vedomosti
- On July 1, Germany's Federal Prosecutor formally charged a Ukrainian citizen, Sergey Kuznetsov, with sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines under international criminal law. — vedomosti
- The restoration of the Nord Stream pipeline could take approximately three years, according to the High Court in London. — vedomosti
- Putin stated that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's call for Germany not to pursue Ukrainians involved in the Nord Stream sabotage is driven by 'economic feasibility'. — tg_echoonline_news
- Putin said that Tusk's position is understandable and rooted in economic rationale, referencing Tusk's past opposition to Nord Stream 2 due to concerns over Europe's energy dependence. — vm
Coverage (8 sources)
- Putin told about an alternative route of the 'North Stream-2' through Poland — РИАМО
- Second line of 'Nord Stream' was initially planned through Poland. However, to minimize risks, the branch was laid along... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Putin: the second line of the 'Nord Stream' pipeline was supposed to run through Poland — Ведомости
- Putin: "Nord Stream 2" was supposed to go through Poland — ЭХО / Новости
- Putin: Initially the route of 'Nord Stream 2' was planned through Poland — Вечерняя Москва
- Putin: the branch of the 'Nord Stream' could have once passed through Poland — Коммерсантъ
- Putin stated that initially the second line of the 'Nord Stream' was planned to be laid through Poland — Интерфакс
- Putin told which country the second line of 'Severstal' should have passed through — Вести
Key entities
- Poland
- Vladimir Putin
- Russia
- Vesti
- Donald Tusk
- Baltic Sea
- IT 'News'
- Germany
- Moscow
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- Warsaw
- Yamal-Europe
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