Volodymyr Z Blows Up Nord Stream Pipeline

A collaboration of businessmen and Ukrainian military officers independently decided to blow up parts of the Nord Stream pipeline in 2022, according to an August 14 Wall Street Journal report that is based on unnamed sources.

For two years, people speculated about who was responsible for the attack. The United States? Ukraine? Even Russia? But according to unnamed individuals quoted in the report who claim to be Ukrainian officers, it came down to a team of six people, mainly experienced deep-sea divers, on a rented yacht. They spent approximately $300,000.

Many European nations, including Germany, still depend on gas from Russia. Disruptions in gas trade, or even threats of it, could cause Germany, which leads Europe and is reliant on gas imports, to move away from Ukraine and cooperate with Russia more publicly.