06:37Former Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl said that 'everyone lost' with the Nord Stream pipelines blasts, speaking in Moscow on Thursday.
"In my opinion, everyone lost. There are no definitive winners. Perhaps I would begin with nature, as it [Nord Stream pipelines explosion] was one of the biggest environmental disasters, but no one talked about that issue. But the noise level from the explosion certainly killed a lot of marine mammals," she stated.
The ex-minister also said she was surprised that none of the companies affected by the explosions had 'filed insurance claims' in order to be compensated.
"If I had been the head of the company, I would have said at some point that I wanted to know what happened to our infrastructure, and after it was destroyed, we should have filed, so to speak, damage reports and, yes, tried to get compensation. But nobody has done that," Kneissl continued.
Bundestag member Steffen Kotre claimed that the United States and Ukraine 'undoubtedly benefitted' from the blasts, claiming that the US was able to "come in where German or European companies come out".
"The best example was in 2014 when Siemens exited and General Electric entered the Moscow healthcare system. The same is happening with oil. We don't import oil and gas from Russia anymore. Who is entering [the market]? Among others, the US with its liquefied natural gas. And it's quite clear, they are the winners," he said.
On August 14, several media outlets reported that German prosecutors had issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor and identified two other Ukrainian nationals as suspects in the gas pipeline blasts. A crew of three allegedly delivered the explosives to the site on a sailing yacht.
The Office of the German Federal Prosecutor declined to comment on the information about the arrest warrant.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak said on August 15 that "such an act can be carried out only with extensive technical and financial resources", claiming that 'only Russia' had them 'at the time of the explosion'.
On the same day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, commenting on media reports, said that the West was trying to "absolve itself of responsibility for the terrorist attack on Nord Streams".
The explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea took place in September 2022. Following the blasts, President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while US President Joe Biden accused Russia of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
In March 2023, the New York Times published a report alleging that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the explosions, while in June, the Washington Post claimed that the US had prior knowledge of a planned attack by Ukraine, up to three months before the blasts took place.
The White House itself was also implicated, following an article by journalist Seymour Hersh who alleged that explosives were planted on Biden’s orders - which the administration called 'utterly false and total fiction'. Kiev has also strongly denied any involvement in the blasts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the allegations against his country were only beneficial to those wanting to slow down assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Putin described the explosions as a 'terrorist attack', which 'can only be carried out by state-backed specialists'.
'Everyone lost' - Austrian ex-foreign minister Kneissl on Nord Stream attacks
Former Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl said that 'everyone lost' with the Nord Stream pipelines blasts, speaking in Moscow on Thursday.
"In my opinion, everyone lost. There are no definitive winners. Perhaps I would begin with nature, as it [Nord Stream pipelines explosion] was one of the biggest environmental disasters, but no one talked about that issue. But the noise level from the explosion certainly killed a lot of marine mammals," she stated.
The ex-minister also said she was surprised that none of the companies affected by the explosions had 'filed insurance claims' in order to be compensated.
"If I had been the head of the company, I would have said at some point that I wanted to know what happened to our infrastructure, and after it was destroyed, we should have filed, so to speak, damage reports and, yes, tried to get compensation. But nobody has done that," Kneissl continued.
Bundestag member Steffen Kotre claimed that the United States and Ukraine 'undoubtedly benefitted' from the blasts, claiming that the US was able to "come in where German or European companies come out".
"The best example was in 2014 when Siemens exited and General Electric entered the Moscow healthcare system. The same is happening with oil. We don't import oil and gas from Russia anymore. Who is entering [the market]? Among others, the US with its liquefied natural gas. And it's quite clear, they are the winners," he said.
On August 14, several media outlets reported that German prosecutors had issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor and identified two other Ukrainian nationals as suspects in the gas pipeline blasts. A crew of three allegedly delivered the explosives to the site on a sailing yacht.
The Office of the German Federal Prosecutor declined to comment on the information about the arrest warrant.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak said on August 15 that "such an act can be carried out only with extensive technical and financial resources", claiming that 'only Russia' had them 'at the time of the explosion'.
On the same day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, commenting on media reports, said that the West was trying to "absolve itself of responsibility for the terrorist attack on Nord Streams".
The explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea took place in September 2022. Following the blasts, President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while US President Joe Biden accused Russia of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
In March 2023, the New York Times published a report alleging that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the explosions, while in June, the Washington Post claimed that the US had prior knowledge of a planned attack by Ukraine, up to three months before the blasts took place.
The White House itself was also implicated, following an article by journalist Seymour Hersh who alleged that explosives were planted on Biden’s orders - which the administration called 'utterly false and total fiction'. Kiev has also strongly denied any involvement in the blasts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the allegations against his country were only beneficial to those wanting to slow down assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Putin described the explosions as a 'terrorist attack', which 'can only be carried out by state-backed specialists'.
Former Austrian foreign minister Karin Kneissl said that 'everyone lost' with the Nord Stream pipelines blasts, speaking in Moscow on Thursday.
"In my opinion, everyone lost. There are no definitive winners. Perhaps I would begin with nature, as it [Nord Stream pipelines explosion] was one of the biggest environmental disasters, but no one talked about that issue. But the noise level from the explosion certainly killed a lot of marine mammals," she stated.
The ex-minister also said she was surprised that none of the companies affected by the explosions had 'filed insurance claims' in order to be compensated.
"If I had been the head of the company, I would have said at some point that I wanted to know what happened to our infrastructure, and after it was destroyed, we should have filed, so to speak, damage reports and, yes, tried to get compensation. But nobody has done that," Kneissl continued.
Bundestag member Steffen Kotre claimed that the United States and Ukraine 'undoubtedly benefitted' from the blasts, claiming that the US was able to "come in where German or European companies come out".
"The best example was in 2014 when Siemens exited and General Electric entered the Moscow healthcare system. The same is happening with oil. We don't import oil and gas from Russia anymore. Who is entering [the market]? Among others, the US with its liquefied natural gas. And it's quite clear, they are the winners," he said.
On August 14, several media outlets reported that German prosecutors had issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor and identified two other Ukrainian nationals as suspects in the gas pipeline blasts. A crew of three allegedly delivered the explosives to the site on a sailing yacht.
The Office of the German Federal Prosecutor declined to comment on the information about the arrest warrant.
Advisor to the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office Mykhailo Podolyak said on August 15 that "such an act can be carried out only with extensive technical and financial resources", claiming that 'only Russia' had them 'at the time of the explosion'.
On the same day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, commenting on media reports, said that the West was trying to "absolve itself of responsibility for the terrorist attack on Nord Streams".
The explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea took place in September 2022. Following the blasts, President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while US President Joe Biden accused Russia of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
In March 2023, the New York Times published a report alleging that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the explosions, while in June, the Washington Post claimed that the US had prior knowledge of a planned attack by Ukraine, up to three months before the blasts took place.
The White House itself was also implicated, following an article by journalist Seymour Hersh who alleged that explosives were planted on Biden’s orders - which the administration called 'utterly false and total fiction'. Kiev has also strongly denied any involvement in the blasts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the allegations against his country were only beneficial to those wanting to slow down assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Putin described the explosions as a 'terrorist attack', which 'can only be carried out by state-backed specialists'.