According to a media report, the US government assumes that a pro-Ukrainian group is behind the demolition of the “Nord Stream” gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September. The “New York Times” reported today, citing several anonymous US government officials, that new intelligence would indicate that.
However, there is no evidence that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or people close to him were involved in the act of sabotage. According to the New York Times, US government officials admitted that many things are still unclear – such as who exactly carried out the demolitions, who ordered them and who funded the operation.
However, there are indications that they are opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Those responsible are probably Ukrainian or Russian citizens. British or American citizens were not involved.
much speculation
In September, explosions in the economic zones of Sweden and Denmark on the Baltic Sea caused several leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, built to transport Russian gas to Germany. The pipelines were not operating at the time of the explosions, but contained gas. According to Sweden, sabotage is behind the incident. As a result, explosive residues were detected.
There has been much speculation about who is behind the alleged sabotage. One of the suspects was Russia itself, although it was unclear why the Moscow government should blow up pipelines intended for the export of Russian natural gas.
The Russian government has denied any responsibility and pointed the finger at Washington. The US government opposed the construction of “Nord Stream 2” and condemned the project as a geopolitical leverage of the Kremlin.