The Washington Post reported that European intelligence agencies had detected a plot by Ukrainian special forces to blow up the Nord Stream pipeline, which transports natural gas from Russia to Germany, three months ago and shared the information with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (CIA) about last year's explosion at the Nord Stream pipeline.
The paper analyzed classified U.S. documents leaked this year. As a result, a European intelligence agency told the CIA last June that a submarine unit under the direct command of the Ukrainian military commander was planning to blow up a pipeline. Which country's intelligence agency was not specified.
Although Russia, the United States, and Ukraine were discussed in connection with the explosions at Nord Streams 1 and 2 on September 16 of last year, all have denied involvement.
The Washington Post reported that an anonymous official said that after the CIA learned of the bombing plans, the U.S. government provided the information to Germany and other allies.
According to the paper, European intelligence agencies that received the information stated that this was an operation supervised by the Ukrainian military commander-in-chief, Valeriy Zaluzhny, and that President Volodymyr Zelensky had not been informed.