U.S. Intelligence Releases New Information About Nord Stream Pipeline Attack

Written By BlabberBuzz | Wednesday, 08 March 2023 07:25 PM
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U.S. Intelligence Releases New Information About Nord Stream Pipeline Attack

New intelligence information obtained by U.S. officials suggests that a pro-Ukrainian group may have been responsible for the sabotage attack on the Nord Stream pipelines last year, as reported by The New York Times.

This information has caused a stir between Washington, London, Kyiv, and Moscow, as there has been speculation as to who was behind the explosions that occurred along the pipelines designed to carry Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea.

The Nord Stream pipelines are multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects that have been condemned by the West as national security threats, as they enable Moscow to sell gas more easily to Europe.

Officials have stated that there is no indication that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or any of his top officials were involved in the attack, nor was there any indication that those responsible acted at the direction of the Ukrainian government.

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When asked if there were any indications that a pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters, "Several of our European partners -- in fact three off them: Germany, Sweden and Denmark -- have already opened investigations into what happened with the Nord Stream II Pipeline and those investigations are not closed. They are still hard at work on that. So, I'm just not going to get ahead of that investigative work and I would have to refer you to each of those European countries to comment on their investigations."

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According to the Times, the attack's perpetrators were likely opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin, "but does not specify the members of the group, or who directed or paid for the operation."

U.S. officials who reviewed the intelligence "have said that there are no firm conclusions" about the attack, "leaving open the possibility that the operation might have been conducted off the books by a proxy force with connections to the Ukrainian government or its security services," the Times reports.

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The White House had previously dismissed claims made by U.S. investigative journalist Seymour Hersh that President Biden had directed the attack, calling the post "utterly false and complete fiction," according to Reuters.

This new development highlights the complexity surrounding the Nord Stream pipelines and the geopolitical implications it carries for the United States, Europe, and Russia.

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