THE case surrounding multiple explosions of the Nord Stream pipeline which triggered a blame game between Russia and the U.S. is now out of Sweden’s radar.
Swedish officials announced their decision to end the investigation on Wednesday due to lack of jurisdiction, on the basis that Sweden’s citizens and interests had not been harmed.
Sweden was one of the three countries to have launched an independent investigation of the blasts along with Denmark and Germany.
Investigators previously said the damage caused by the multiple explosions was an act of sabotage.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the United States and its allies for the blasts while Washington suggested Moscow played a role in the attack.
Three undersea explosions that damaged the pipelines were equivalent to the power of several hundred kilograms of explosives, based on a United Nations report.
A series of explosions were detected just hours apart on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in September 2022 within the economic zones of Sweden and Denmark.
The multibillion-dollar pipeline supplies natural gas to Germany through the Baltic Sea but stops its operations shortly after the war in Ukraine.
The mastermind behind the attacks remains a mystery to this day.
