[Ultcyber]

I disagree - they've kept the pipeline closed since mid last year under (probably false) argument that they cannot repair a turbine due to sanctions, which has been denied by the companies that handle the repairs. So blowing up the pipeline would give them a real reason to not reopen it.

I'm not saying they did it, but just wanted to counter your argument that "there was no motive for Russia to blow up the pipeline"

[qeternity]

I think this presumes that Russia cares what people think.

They don't, they only care about what people will do.

They could keep the pipeline shut for as long as the wanted on the most ludicrous of claims.

[bionade24]

This is wrong. Yes, they didn't install the turbine even after it was delivered, but for the most time, there was still heavily throttled throughput. Only a week or so before the explosions Putin shut the pipeline entirely.