The US newspaper relies on American sources who had access to the latest findings of the investigation. There is no evidence that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his government team were involved in the operation, although we cannot rule it out
It was a pro-Ukrainian group that sabotaged the two Nord Stream gas pipelines last September when the two pipelines were damaged by underwater explosive devices. This is reported by the US newspaper New York Times, citing some of them American sourcesafter which there is no evidence that the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy however, and his government team were involved in the operation cannot rule out. The conclusions reported by the newspaper come from the latest results of the investigations that various countries are conducting into the incident. At first the finger was pointed against Moscow although the two pipelines were built and are operated by Russian Gazprom. Undermining infrastructure security could have been a way to increase Kremlin pressure on Western countries. From the first results of the investigations However, no element emerged that could trace the action back to Russia as admitted by diplomatic sources from all parties involved who were interviewed in an in-depth analysis by the Washington Post.
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About a month ago, investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Seymour Hersh had published an investigation that indicated this White House and Norway as the person responsible for the operation. Reconstruction denied by U.S. government and much criticized for the weakness of the supporting evidence, as quoted by the journalist an anonymous source. According to the NYT, Kyiv and its allies were viewed by some officials as those who may be most interested to the endangerment of the two pipelines that carry Russian gas to and below Germany Baltic Sea and with a total capacity of over 100 billion cubic meters per year. The second gas pipeline, completed just before the invasion of Ukraine began, never really went into operation and was always heavy by the United States against further rapprochement between Berlin and Moscow.
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US officials quoted by the New York Times had concluded that the perpetrators of the sabotage were opponents of the sabotage Russian President Putin Ukrainian and possibly also Russian nationality. On the other hand, the British and the United States would not be involved. However, it was not specified who directed the operation, nor who funded it. The role of a government agency has not been ruled out. NYT sources say they found no evidence of Russian government involvement. The Pentagon declined to comment.
According to an initial estimate, the cost of repairing the pipelines is at least half a billion euros. The Russian Gazprom appears set to “freeze” the pipelines by sealing them to prevent further damage from seawater erosion without ever putting them back into service Don’t expect a quick recovery of relations with the West. Officials said the results of the investigation are still patchy, but significant clues that could be profound seem to be emerging Consequences for the coalition in support of Ukraine. The gas pipeline compromise directly harms Germany and its population, who are forced to bear rising energy costs.