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Who sabotaged the Nord Stream pipeline?

Landing station for Nord Stream 2
Was Sabotageakte angeht, war die Sprengung der Ostseepipeline eines der größten Ereignisse seiner Art in der Nachkriegszeit und selten hat es auch so viele Verdächtig gegeben. Credit: Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images

In September 2022, there was a sensational sabotage attack in the Baltic Sea, which severely damaged a disputed German-Russian gas pipeline — called Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. Now, in Germany, a Ukrainian has to answer to court who is accused of being the leader of the sabotage team. But who gave the order?


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By Wolfgang Mueller

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In September 2022, there was a sensational sabotage attack in the Baltic Sea, which severely damaged a disputed German-Russian gas pipeline — called Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. Now, in Germany, a Ukrainian has to answer to court who is accused of being the leader of the sabotage team. But who gave the order?


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