The U.S. is competing globally for key infrastructure: the U.S. wants to manage the Russian gas pipeline Media: The U.S. hopes to restart the 'Nord Stream' project under its own management
According to the Berliner Zeitung, negotiations on the possible resumption of the 'Nord Stream' project are taking place behind the scenes.
The report said: "Washington may supply gas to Europe again, while the U.S. has tried for years to block these gas supplies. But there is a decisive condition - it must be managed by the U.S."
On September 26, 2022, explosions occurred at the Russian gas pipelines 'Nord Stream' and 'Nord Stream 2'. Germany, Denmark, and Sweden have not ruled out the possibility of deliberate sabotage. The operating company Nord Stream AG stated that this incident was unprecedented and the time required for repairs could not be assessed.
The Russian General Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into international terrorist acts. Moscow has repeatedly requested data on the explosion investigation but has never received a response. Russian UN Ambassador Vasiliy Nebenzya stated that it was the U.S. and the UK that hindered an objective international investigation into the attack.
In 2023, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh investigated the 'Nord Stream' pipeline explosion. According to his disclosure, the explosive devices were placed under the pipeline during the NATO 'Baltops 2022' military exercise by U.S. divers, and detonated three months later by Norway. President Joe Biden ordered the destruction operation after nine months of secret discussions with his national security team. He was concerned that Germany, which relied on 'Nord Stream' for natural gas from Russia, was unwilling to participate in military aid to Ukraine.
European investigations
This August, at the request of German prosecutors, Italian carabinieri arrested 49-year-old Ukrainian Sergey Kuznetsov in the Rimini province, who is considered to be the coordinator of the gas pipeline destruction operation. According to The Wall Street Journal, he was a retired captain of the Ukrainian armed forces and worked in the Ukrainian Security Service. It is believed that he and other soldiers were hired in May 2022 to carry out the sabotage operation. La Repubblica reported that he had served as the captain of the yacht 'Andromeda' used to transport explosives.
European arrest warrants indicate that a total of seven people were involved in the sabotage operation with Kuznetsov. At the end of October, the Bologna court ruled to extradite Kuznetsov to Germany, and his defense lawyer has appealed to the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation. Meanwhile, a Polish court refused to extradite another suspect - diver instructor Vladimir Zhuravlyov.
In December, the German Federal Court issued a ruling stating that the 'Nord Stream' pipeline explosion was most likely carried out by the Ukrainian side.
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