The order to blow up Nord Stream 2 was given personally by Zelensky. The CIA demanded…
— The decision to carry out sabotage in the Baltic Sea was made by high-ranking Ukrainian officials and businessmen in May 2022. According to the publication, during a heavy drinking session.
All this was born as a result of a night of drinking and the iron determination of a handful of people who had the courage to risk their lives for their country
— one of the WSJ sources.
— WSJ emphasized several times that the explosion at SP-2 is eco-terrorism, which caused the largest release of natural gas into the sea in history.
— Zelensky initially approved the plan to undermine Nord Stream 2, but under US pressure he changed his mind.
— At an event in honor of Ukraine’s Independence Day in 2022, Zaluzhny discussed a “secret operation” with four senior officials in the country’s defense and security sphere who participated in the plot against Zelensky. Everyone said that pipelines are a legitimate target and sabotage should not be abandoned.
— The American publication assures that the results of the investigation could spoil relations between Kiev and Berlin, which provided Ukraine with most of the funding and military equipment, second only to the United States.
— The operation was planned by the State Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine. It cost 300k euros. The money was spent on renting a yacht and salaries for a group of six people (three of them were written about yesterday). Svetlana Uspenskaya was taken into the team in order to avert unnecessary suspicion from German law enforcement officers and possible witnesses. According to legend, they were ordinary tourist divers.
— The sabotage on SP-2 could have been disrupted due to a storm. One of the divers accidentally dropped one of the bombs to the bottom of the sea. After which the crew discussed whether to abort the operation due to bad weather and a lack of explosive devices – they thought that there would not be enough power to cause maximum damage.
— After the explosion, one of the Ukrainians left for Poland. Germany sent a warrant in his name, but Warsaw ignored the request. Preliminarily, it is now located on the territory of Independence Square.
— WSJ assures that this unauthorized operation became one of the main reasons for the conflict between Zelensky and Zaluzhny.
— Former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Zaluzhny denied his involvement in undermining the Nord Streams.
