https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Danish police said on Monday that they were closing their investigation into the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Germany. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240226/danish-investigators-close-nord-stream-sabotage-probe Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:59:50 +0100 danish-investigators-close-nord-stream-sabotage-probe A Swedish prosecutor probing the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia and Germany said Wednesday he was closing the investigation because Sweden does not have jurisdiction. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240207/sweden-shuts-nord-stream-probe-over-lack-of-jurisdiction Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:07:24 +0100 sweden-shuts-nord-stream-probe-over-lack-of-jurisdiction Russia on Thursday summoned the envoys of Germany, Sweden and Denmark over Moscow's frustration with the lack of progress on probes into the sabotaged Nord Stream gas pipelines. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230525/russia-summons-german-swedish-and-danish-envoys-over-nord-stream Thu, 25 May 2023 19:06:11 +0200 russia-summons-german-swedish-and-danish-envoys-over-nord-stream A Russian navy vessel specialised in submarine operations was photographed near the sabotaged Nord Stream gas pipelines shortly before mysterious blasts in September, Danish daily Information said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230428/nord-stream-russian-vessel-seen-near-pipelines-before-blast Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:03:55 +0200 nord-stream-russian-vessel-seen-near-pipelines-before-blast A documentary being aired by Nordic public broadcasters Wednesday claims Russia is suspected of having a spy programme in the North Sea planning the sabotage of energy infrastructures in Northern Europe. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230419/are-russian-spy-ships-planning-to-sabotage-danish-energy-infrastructure Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:44:17 +0200 are-russian-spy-ships-planning-to-sabotage-danish-energy-infrastructure Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed the Danish ambassador Jakob Henningsen directly on Wednesday in the matter of Nord Stream sabotage, according to Russian news agency Tass as Sweden said it was "still unclear" who was responsible. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230406/putin-urges-denmark-to-involve-russia-in-nord-stream-probe Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:34:41 +0200 putin-urges-denmark-to-involve-russia-in-nord-stream-probe Denmark’s Energy Agency received 16 reports of drone and ship activity at energy facilities on or under the sea in the weeks after the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230331/danish-agency-received-14-reports-of-drones-after-nord-stream-explosions Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:58:17 +0200 danish-agency-received-14-reports-of-drones-after-nord-stream-explosions Denmark has recovered a cylindrical object spotted near the sabotaged Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, the Danish Energy Agency announced Wednesday, adding it was a "smoke buoy". https://www.thelocal.dk/20230330/denmark-recovers-object-near-sabotaged-nord-stream-pipeline Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:38:57 +0200 denmark-recovers-object-near-sabotaged-nord-stream-pipeline Denmark has invited the Russian-controlled operator of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to help recover a mystery object that was spotted near the pipeline, six months after sections were sabotaged. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230324/denmark-invites-nord-stream-owner-to-recover-mystery-object Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:51:25 +0100 denmark-invites-nord-stream-owner-to-recover-mystery-object Denmark says it will not give Russia permission to participate in investigations into the explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230316/denmark-refuses-russia-access-to-nord-stream-sabotage-probe Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:52:15 +0100 denmark-refuses-russia-access-to-nord-stream-sabotage-probe Denmark’s foreign minister has confirmed that the Russian gas company Gazprom has found an ‘object’ near the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, although he said nothing about what it might be.  https://www.thelocal.dk/20230315/denmark-confirms-suspicious-object-found-near-nord-stream-2-pipeline Wed, 15 Mar 2023 11:59:32 +0100 denmark-confirms-suspicious-object-found-near-nord-stream-2-pipeline Built to carry Russian gas to Germany, the Nord Stream pipelines have been mired in controversy even before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230309/six-months-on-what-do-we-know-about-the-nord-stream-blasts Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:43:54 +0100 six-months-on-what-do-we-know-about-the-nord-stream-blasts German investigators have identified the boat they believe was used in the sabotage attack on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea, according to a report in the Die Zeit newspaper, based on a joint investigation with the broadcasters ARD and SWR.  https://www.thelocal.dk/20230308/nord-stream-sabotage-linked-to-ukrainian-owned-yacht Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:33:43 +0100 nord-stream-sabotage-linked-to-ukrainian-owned-yacht Sabotage at the Nord Stream pipelines near the Danish island of Bornholm last year may have resulted in increased pollution which threats natural habitats, a study has found. https://www.thelocal.dk/20230227/danish-environmental-organisations-concerned-over-nord-stream-leaks-impact Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:07:36 +0100 danish-environmental-organisations-concerned-over-nord-stream-leaks-impact Denmark's electricity and gas grid operator on Thursday lowered its vigilance level, which had been raised considerably after sabotage hit the Nord Stream gas pipelines off the Danish coast in late September. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221222/denmark-reduces-energy-infrastructure-alert-level Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:18:16 +0100 denmark-reduces-energy-infrastructure-alert-level Swedish officials confirmed Friday that the September blasts which destroyed sections of the Nord Stream pipelines carrying gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea were acts of sabotage. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221118/swedish-prosecutor-confirms-nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:31:20 +0100 swedish-prosecutor-confirms-nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage Danish authorities said Friday they had given Russian-owned company Nord Stream authorisation to inspect damage at its Baltic Sea pipelines in Denmark's economic zone, after a suspected act of sabotage in September. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221111/nord-stream-to-inspect-pipeline-damage-in-danish-zone Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:51:01 +0100 nord-stream-to-inspect-pipeline-damage-in-danish-zone The Danish Energy Agency (Energistyrelsen) has asked national infrastructure operator Energinet to reduce its threat alert level from orange to yellow. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221031/denmark-reduces-alert-level-for-energy-facilities Mon, 31 Oct 2022 16:15:12 +0100 denmark-reduces-alert-level-for-energy-facilities French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Saturday she gave no credence to Russian military accusations that Britain was involved in the explosions that damaged Russia's Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221030/french-pm-gives-no-credence-to-russian-nord-stream-claim-uk-involved Sun, 30 Oct 2022 10:50:53 +0100 french-pm-gives-no-credence-to-russian-nord-stream-claim-uk-involved Swedish prosecutors said on Friday that they would conduct a new complementary crime scene investigation of the Nord Stream leaks, after the navy and the pipeline owner also began surveys this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20221028/swedish-prosecutors-to-conduct-complementary-nord-stream-probe Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:57:54 +0200 swedish-prosecutors-to-conduct-complementary-nord-stream-probe