On the day Kiev accused Moscow of an operation that destroyed the dam and hydroelectric power plant in Nova Kakhovka, the Washington message, that Ukraine had a sabotage plan for the Nord Stream pipeline, which was picked up by a European intelligence agency in June and shared with the CIA. Three months later, explosions occurred on the two gas pipelines connecting Russia to Germany across the Baltic Sea.
In March, a joint investigation by German media revealed that the prosecution had linked the blasts to a pro-Ukrainian group. At the time, the vessel used – a yacht leased by a company in Poland but owned by two Ukrainians – was identified to transport the team of six agents, respective diving equipment and explosives. Traces of explosives matching those used in the sabotage were found on the yacht. However, there was no evidence that Ukrainian authorities had anything to do with the attack.
Now the Washington message got a copy of a report from a European agency (he does not specify which one so as not to jeopardize the sources) that the Portuguese soldier Jack Teixeira shared in a chat room. According to the report, the plan involved six members of Ukraine’s special operations who, under false identities, would rent a boat. Once on site, the divers would use a submarine and plant explosives in the pipeline deep in the Baltic Sea.
The report indicated that all elements of the team would report directly to the commander of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, General Valerii Zaluzhnyi. President Volodymyr Zelensky is said to be unaware of the planned operation after the NATO naval exercise BALTOPS, which ended in mid-June, but was “suspended” for an undisclosed reason.
The aircraft revealed in the report was confined to Nord Stream 1 and the embarkation point was different from the one used, Warnemünde. However, sources at the North American newspaper say it is possible that the plan’s drafters knew about the information leak and changed some elements of it.
In addition, the same newspaper had already reported that investigations by authorities in Germany, Denmark and Sweden had uncovered messages from pro-Kiev elements discussing the possibility of launching an attack on Nord Stream gas pipelines, messages that were only discovered when intelligence agencies searched records. looking for clues.
Source: DN
