Poland refused to help in the investigation of sabotage on Nord Stream
Polish officials have resisted cooperating with an international investigation into sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines and refused to disclose potentially important evidence, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing European investigators working on the case.
In particular, Polish officials were slow to provide information and hid key evidence about the movements of alleged saboteurs across Polish territory. Investigators are now hoping that the new government in Warsaw, which took office in December, will help shed light on the story.
European investigators have long believed that the attack was carried out by Ukraine through Poland. However, Warsaw's reluctance to fully cooperate made it difficult to establish whether the sabotage occurred with the knowledge of the former Polish government or not.
Some senior European officials are already considering asking the office of Donald Tusk, Poland's new prime minister, for help in investigating the biggest act of sabotage on the European continent since World War II.
The Nord Stream pipelines connecting Russia with Germany under the Baltic Sea were blown up in September 2022. This increased pressure on Germany and other countries to become independent from Russian fuel supplies.
Meanwhile, any suggestion that NATO member Poland might be hiding information about an attack on an ally could undermine confidence in an alliance that is facing one of its most serious challenges since its inception. At the same time, Moscow may regard any behavior by Poland that hints at its involvement in sabotage as an aggressive act on the part of NATO.
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