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Why Ukraine need to blow up empty pipes instead of working one? Gazprom, turned off gas pipeline breaking their contract to supply gas to EU, so they need some
by oneshtein 4y ago
Why Ukraine need to blow up empty pipes instead of working one?
Gazprom, turned off gas pipeline breaking their contract to supply gas to EU, so they need something like that to avoid huge fine, while Ukraine don't, because Ukraine paid higher price for natural gas as consequence.
- jnsaff2 4y agoI don't believe Ukraine had anything to do with blowing up Nordstream. But to your reasoning I would point out that the reason Nordstream was built in the first place: to bypass Ukraine in supplying Germany with gas.
- oneshtein 4y agoPipelines are still there. They relatively easy to repair. IMHO, if Ukrainians or Americans will try to destroy pipeline, they will target compressors, which are much more expensive to repair.
- selivanovp 4y agoCompressors are actually easier to repair as all the infrastructure is on the land, while underwater pipeline requires a lot of effort and very few ships can actually do such work.
- selivanovp 4y agoFirst of all, pipelines were not empty. They need to be filled with gas to stay operational on the sea bed. Gazprom turned off pipelines because Germany and Canada were refusing to return one turbine with proper guarantees and maintain the others (Nord stream one was built with Western turbines, NS2 has Russian ones). Ukraine tried to sabotage NS1 and 2 for many years as both were basically a replacement for the old Soviet gas transport system that fuels Ukraine up to this day. So, they had a very strong motivation to do it. But my bet is on USA, as they have even stronger motive and much greater capability to physically sabotage it.