“Ukraine should just blow up the pipeline and likely destroy Hungarian [Prime Minister] Viktor Orban’s industry, which is based heavily on Russian oil,” Zelensky said, according to the leaked intelligence documents.
The prevailing opinion among most ‘observers,’ Politico explains, is that “Russia blew up the pipelines … in an effort to further destabilize Europe’s energy supplies.
Investigation into the sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines are turning into a race for evidence after Sweden pulled out of an earlier agreement on forming a ‘Joint Investigation Team’ with Denmark and Germany.
Acts of sabotage in two locations brought train traffic in northern Germany to a standstill for hours. Politicians call for better protection of critical infrastructure, while some even speculate it might have been an attack by Russia.
In the aftermath, it is doubtful whether Moscow will experience much impediment to its war’s prosecution. However, to Ukraine it is both a symbolic and political victory, as it helps to raise confidence in its western backers.
