Was Ukraine Really Behind the Nord Stream Sabotage? An Analysis.
Simon Whistler · August 22, 2024 · 12 min video · Europe & NATO
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It was one of the murkiest moments in a war already full of them. On September 26th, 2022, seismic monitors in Sweden recorded a series of powerful impacts somewhere out in the Baltic Sea. Shortly afterwards, a stream of bubble surface near the Danish islands of Born holm roiling a large patch of water.
It didn't take long to find out the cause of these twin disturbances. That evening, far below the sea's surface, explosions had torn through the Nord Stream pipelines bringing gas from Russia to Germany. Three of the four pipelines had ruptured, rendering them unusable.
Coming at a time of extreme geopolitical tension, the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines generated no shortage of suspects. Russia blamed the U.S. and the U.K., claiming it was an attempt to deprive the Kremlin of energy revenue.
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