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None of these make much sense. It does make sense. The pipelines were already shut down. So the tactical impact of blowing holes in the pipelines is to prevent
by lacker 4y ago
None of these make much sense.
It does make sense. The pipelines were already shut down. So the tactical impact of blowing holes in the pipelines is to prevent them from being turned back on. Previously, it was possible that the EU would come to a negotiation with Russia to get gas back. Now, it's not possible, or at least much less possible.
That doesn't tell us who exactly blew holes in the pipeline. But it certainly makes sense as a maneuver in the geopolitical game, to take a certain set of options off the table.
- tgv 4y agoNone referred to the list of accusations. It doesn't make sense for Russia, NATO countries announced it and ruled (just now) it was sabotage (while they could have kept it hidden), and for Ukraine it would be really foolish if it was found out at a bad time, because it can turn public support. So there's no sensible candidate (with the current state of knowledge).