N-TV this AM.....says that the Justice Minister (Buschmann, FDP) will conduct a formal investigation of the Nord Stream I/II issues.
Where this leads? I would suggest the government will contract out some pipe company that does underwater episodes, and spend two weeks around the sites. Lot of pictures.....lot of review of damage around the bottom, and have some report ready by January (my humble view).
At the same time, the Bundeswehr will probably gather up data of Russian ships/subs passing the area around the time-frame.
Getting to a blame point? It's hard to see how you could reach a point where a judge and court could assign blame. I also think that the insurance companies working for GAZPROM would prefer not to pay. In this case.....they will be forced to pay and then state from that day forward....they will never cover another Russian gas pipeline.
Odds of repairs? I would suggest to forget about that angle, or that any Russian deal will ever occur for an entire generation. The Turks or Greeks or UAE taking the place of Russia? Yeah....in the end, probably by 2025....there's going to be a 'get-well' point.
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