Nord Stream, Denmark invites you to participate in the lifting of an "object" near the pipeline

COPENHAGEN - The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has invited the operator of Nord Stream, the company Nord Stream 2 AG, to participate in an operation to recover an object found near the pipeline.

Earlier, Vladimir Putin said that Russia had offered Denmark to check Nord Stream for more explosives, but the response was vague. Gazprom specialists, he added, during the pipeline checks found a certain "column" at a distance of about 30 kilometers from the explosion site. It was installed in a vulnerable place, at the junction of pipes. Experts believe this could be an antenna to receive a signal to activate an explosive device that could be placed under the piping system. Putin noted that several explosive devices could have been planted there, but some exploded and some did not.

"In order to further clarify the nature of the object, the Danish authorities have decided to bring it to the surface with the assistance of the Danish Ministry of Defense. In this regard, the Danish Energy Agency has called on the operator of the pipeline , Nord Stream 2 AG, to take part in the transaction," the statement read.

The agency awaits a response from Nord Stream 2 AG before proceeding with the transaction.

The agency also released a photograph of the "object", noting that it is cylindrical in shape, about 40 centimeters tall and 10 centimeters in diameter. It is assumed that we can speak of a marine smoke buoy.