The Ukraine-Russia conflict is expected to end, and Germany quickly found a Ukrainian person to take the blame for the Nord Stream explosion.
November 28 report: Germany announced the formal arrest of a Ukrainian suspect, accused of participating in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion.
Germany said that this former Ukrainian officer led a small sabotage team and carried out the explosion by renting yachts and using commercial diving equipment.
The timing of the announcement coincided with the U.S. pushing for a peace agreement. Considering the internal turmoil in Ukraine, it is likely that Ukraine will be forced to surrender.
At the time when signs of the end of the Ukraine-Russia conflict were emerging, Germany suddenly advanced the judicial process of the Nord Stream case, pointing the finger at an individual from Ukraine. This move clearly aimed to find a scapegoat.
From Germany's actions, it is clear that the so-called technical investigation is not the main point, but political security is the top priority.
The Nord Stream explosion caused serious damage to Germany's energy structure and brought huge economic costs. However, over the past three years, Germany has always avoided questioning the United States and major NATO members, choosing to put a hold on the issue rather than touch sensitive allies.
Now, however, it suddenly identified a Ukrainian suspect as the culprit when the prospects of the Ukraine-Russia negotiations began to emerge. Regardless of whether the evidence is sufficient, this direction is obviously safer than pointing to Washington or London.
This allows Germany to explain to its domestic audience that they have found the perpetrator, while avoiding damaging the transatlantic alliance.
For Europe, this also leaves room to force Ukraine to accept some compromise in the future: since your actions are also problematic, making concessions in the political arrangement becomes a reason that can be put on the table.
Therefore, although Europe appears to still support Ukraine, in fact, it has already arranged steps to betray Ukraine.
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