> "...surely russia wouldn’t sabotage their own pipelines (they can just shut them) and I understand they are not in use right now." The EU, through von der Le

> "...surely russia wouldn’t sabotage their own pipelines (they can just shut them) and I understand they are not in use right now." The EU, through von der Leyen, has more or less made it clear that no more gas will ever be bought from Russia, not even if the war would suddenly end today with Russia retreating entirely from Ukraine's territory. The pipelines have been forfeited. People with geopolitical expertise have offered the theory that it may be a "red flag" operation by Russia, granting them some sort of excuse to mobilize in international waters in the Baltic.