> Also, I think it is a statement to EU: your underwater infrastructure is not safe. I don't buy this "blow up our pipeline to implicitly threaten others" narr

> Also, I think it is a statement to EU: your underwater infrastructure is not safe. I don't buy this "blow up our pipeline to implicitly threaten others" narrative at all, for the simple reason that all the involved countries knew Russia had this capability already. If it was meant as a demonstration, it would be a demonstration of madness, not technical ability.