WASHINGTON: US officials have seen new intelligence that indicates a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was responsible for the sabotage last year of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the New York Times reported on Tuesday (Mar 7). In a cautious report that did not identify the source of the intelligence or the group invo
WASHINGTON: US officials have seen new intelligence that indicates a"pro-Ukrainian group" was responsible for the sabotage last year of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the New York Times reported on Tuesday .
At the same time, it added to the pressure of high energy prices on key Ukrainian allies in Western Europe, particularly Germany. They believed those involved were probably Ukrainian or Russian nationals, and that none were from the United States or Britain.German investigators believed the unidentified group were made up of five men and one woman using professionally falsified passports, according to a separate report by several German media.
The commando group are said to have set sail from the north German port of Rostock on Sep 6, 2022 and was localised the following day on the Danish island of Christianso in the Baltic.
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