US received intel from European ally that Ukrainian military was planning attack on Nord Stream pipelines, officials say
US received intel from European ally that Ukrainian military was planning attack on Nord Stream pipelines, officials say
The US received intelligence from a European ally last year that the Ukrainian military was planning an attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines three months before they were hit, three US officials told CNN.
Is there something like the amputatorbot on Lemmy?
Huh, I swear I didn't realise it was an amp link, I try to check for that. It'd be really nice to have one, since there are some other bots similar to that, it shouldn't be that hard to do.
My little conspiracy theory on this: I wouldn't be surprised if every intelligence agency in Europe knew how did it, but no one is going to tell, and we're not going to find out for years.
An attack on critical infrastructure like this is essentially an act of war, and nobody in Europe wants to escalate this conflict any more by admitting they know who's responsible.
If it was Ukraine, it would result in public outcry, and we'd basically be forced to cease any military support. If it was Russia, it's an act of war and there'd be public pressure in the other direction, maybe even enough to make us officially declare war. If it was the US, there'd be pressure for at the very least some pretty severe diplomatic consequences.
Nobody in European governments wants any of those results right now. Everybody is content to just leave it be and an article like this pointing blame at one of the three every couple of months is the only thing we'll hear on it until it gets declassified in 50 years when it doesn't matter anymore.
Permanently Deleted
the fucking round about the US has been doing from "Putin did it!" to throwing Ukraine under the bus to cover up that they did it, is kind of funny ngl
"To be an enemy of the US is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal"
