In a statement posted on the social media platform X, Prime Minister Tusk called out the "patrons and initiators" of the Nord Stream projects, asserting that their only course of action should be to "apologise and keep quiet."
Tusk's comments follow recent accusations by former German intelligence chief August Hanning, who alleged that the sabotage had likely been carried out with the backing of Poland, as well as with the approval of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish President Andrzej Duda.
Poland’s position was quickly reinforced by Jacek Siewiera, head of the National Security Bureau, who, in response to Tusk's tweet, wrote that "there is a rock-solid consensus in Poland on this matter as well."
Hanning's remarks followed a report by the Wall Street Journal suggesting that Ukrainian authorities might have been behind the attacks.
This claim was promptly denied by Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to President Zelensky, who attributed the attack to Russia.
In a related development this week, it was revealed that Poland had received a European arrest warrant from Germany for a Ukrainian diver suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream attacks.
On September 26, 2022, three out of four pipelines of Nord Stream 1 and 2 were destroyed at a depth of approximately 80 meters under the Baltic Sea.
Nord Stream 1 had long been a major conduit for Russian natural gas to Germany, while Nord Stream 2 was never operational due to the political fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Nord Stream projects have been widely criticized across Eastern and Western Europe for their potential geopolitical risks, with many viewing them as strategic tools for Russia.
The Polish government has consistently opposed the pipelines, arguing that they would have strengthened Russia's economic leverage over Europe.
Source: PAP, IAR
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