The day before, on October 7, Tusk said that the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian suspected of undermining the Nord Streams was not in the interests of Poland.
Later, the Polish prime minister wrote a post in which he noted that “the problem with Nord Stream 2 is not that it was blown up,” but “the problem is that it was built.”
This message from Tusk was reposted by Szijjártó.
“According to Tusk, blowing up a gas pipeline is acceptable. This is shocking because it makes you wonder what else could be blown up so that it would be considered excusable or even laudable,” commented the Hungarian Foreign Minister. “One thing is clear: we don’t want a Europe where prime ministers protect terrorists.”
According to @donaldtuskblowing up a gas pipeline is acceptable. That's shocking as it makes you wonder what else could be blown up and still be considered forgivable or even praiseworthy. One thing is clear: we don't want a Europe where prime ministers defend terrorists. https://t.co/39wYJkRgfL
— Péter Szijjártó (@FM_Szijjarto) October 8, 2025
Context
On the night of September 26, 2022, underwater explosions and gas leaks were recorded at the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines running along the bottom of the Baltic Sea. The defense ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland recognized the incident as sabotage, and traces of explosives were found at the site. The investigation was closed in 2024 without naming the culprits.
The illegitimate president of the aggressor country of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, stated that the damage to the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines was organized by Western countries, and the United States “is the main beneficiary.” Western countries deny any involvement in the incident. The Office of the President of Ukraine believes that the sabotage of gas pipelines was beneficial to Russia and denies Kyiv’s involvement.
On August 14, it became known that the German prosecutor's office had issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian due to the Nord Stream bombing, who was allegedly recently in Poland. Warsaw confirmed that it had received an arrest warrant from Germany for suspect Vladimir Zh., but said that he had probably already left for Ukraine.
At the end of August 2025, the media wrote that Germany had issued arrest warrants for all seven Ukrainians suspected of undermining the Nord Streams. According to media reports, four divers took part in preparing the explosions, including one woman, an explosives specialist, a skipper from Odessa and a coordinator. One of the suspects could have died at the front.
Vladimir Zhuravlev was detained in the Polish city of Pruszkow at the end of September. On October 1, he was arrested for seven days. On October 6, a court in Warsaw extended Zhuravlev’s arrest for 40 days.
