The New York Times reported on the 8th that the latest intelligence from U.S. officials indicated that “a pro-Ukraine group” was behind the bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipeline last year. Germany’s Die Zeit even disclosed that it was a group of six conduct.
According to the New York Times report, the new intelligence found no evidence that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy or key officials were involved in the Nord Stream gas pipeline, nor could it prove that Ukrainian government officials were behind it.
The German Die Zeit report mentioned that “German investigators believe that the attack on the gas pipeline was carried out by a team of six people,” and added that “the yacht they used was rented by a company registered in Poland and was operated by two people. Ukrainian citizens own”, these 6 people include the yacht captain, 2 divers, 2 diving assistants and a doctor, and all use professional forged passports, the real identity is still to be clarified.
The yacht sailed from the German port on September 6. Investigators found traces of explosives on a table inside the chartered boat. Die Zeit said that while investigators were able to largely reconstruct how the pipeline was blown up, they found no evidence of who assigned the group to carry out the attack.
In response, Ukrainian authorities have denied that there was an attack on the Nord Stream pipeline, and Zelensky’s senior adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, stressed that “the Ukrainian government has absolutely no involvement in this sabotage,” adding that “Kiev is not responsible for what happened.” Know nothing”.
Governments including Germany, Denmark and Sweden are currently investigating the incident on the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
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