Recent Nord Stream pipeline ruptures were likely acts of Russian sabotage, according to experts.
Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a former senior intelligence officer, told Insider such sabotage is likely to continue.
Russia watchers and intelligence experts say the ruptures were probably a product of Russian operations and designed to send a message to the West about Russia's still worrisome capabilities, while warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely to order more acts of hybrid warfare as his forces struggle in Ukraine and Western countries continue to support Kyiv.and the apparent sabotage was meant to"signal to Europe that Russia could reach beyond Ukraine's borders.
The pipelines, which were not operational when the ruptures occurred and have stopped leaking, are mostly owned by the Russian state-controlled energy company Gazprom. Russia's influence over Europe's energy supply has been a constant point of concern since the Ukraine war began in late February. The EU has been scrambling to find gas supplies for winter as it moves to curb its dependence on Russian energy.
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