AfD says Ukraine should compensate Germany over Nord Stream sabotage

Alternative for Germany (AfD) has argued that Ukraine should compensate Germany for the loss of access to cheap fossil fuel energy following the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Speaking at a press conference published on the Bundestag group’s YouTube channel, AfD co-chair Alice Weidel said the war between Russia and Ukraine should be brought to an end.

Weidel also said Germany should not provide military or financial assistance to Kyiv.

She further stated that Ukraine must explain its role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines. “Ukraine should pay compensation to the Federal Republic of Germany because enormous damage was inflicted on us and on all of Europe through the loss of cheap fossil fuel energy,” she said.

Explosions struck the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 Russian gas export pipelines on Sept. 26, 2022. Gas flows through the first pipeline had already been halted due to maintenance work, while the second pipeline had never entered service.

Three of the four pipeline strings were damaged. Operator Nord Stream AG said it could not estimate when the pipelines might be repaired because of the sabotage.

In the period following the attack, AfD advocated bringing the Nord Stream pipelines back into operation and called for those responsible for the sabotage to be held accountable.

In a statement issued in May 2026, the party said it would repair and reopen the Nord Stream pipelines if it won the election scheduled for September.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in June that gas deliveries through the remaining intact string of Nord Stream 2 could be resumed at any time.

Documents published by Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH) in January 2026 stated that the explosions targeting the Nord Stream pipelines were highly likely to have been carried out on the instructions of another state and that Ukraine was the most probable suspect.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, rejected allegations in November 2025 that his country was linked to the Nord Stream sabotage, saying Ukraine had no role in the incident.