Ukraine bombed Nord Stream Pipeline

Has mystery of Nord Stream Pipeline bombing been solved? Ukrainian suspect flees arrest

(Democracy Now!) Aug. 16, 2024: Latest Shows Support this work: democracynow.org/donate. Ukraine's government is trying to deny a Wall Street Journal report this week that Kyiv (Kiev) approved a plan to blow up the Russian-owned Nord Stream pipelines in 2022.

I approved it, but I tried to change my mind. Then we did it.

According to the credible newspaper, a crew of Ukrainian civilians and active-duty soldiers used a rented yacht to reach the pipelines, which deliver Russian natural methane gas to Germany via the Baltic Sea; they then used explosives to sever three of the four pipelines, putting many in the cold, doing great harm to world's environment, and raising prices of European energy.

This comes as Poland says it was unable to carry out a German arrest warrant for a new suspect in its investigation into the Nord Stream attack, a 44-year-old Ukrainian diving professional who is alleged to have attached explosive charges to the pipelines.

Polish authorities say the suspect fled to Ukraine in July. For more on the investigation, DN! speaks with German journalist Holger Stark, deputy editor-in-chief and head of the investigative team at _Die Zeit_, who has been reporting on the Nord Stream attack for years.

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