[zeroq]

It's the gray area we're living in.

Blowing up nordstream was an act of war but couldn't be pinned to anyone. When Russia invaded Ukraine they were prettending it was "green man" from outer space.

Meanwhile country A has an interest in country B, so country C instills a coup or train and fund islamic group.

The worst part is that this is only the tip of an iceberg, shards of reality that surface to mass media. The real damage is done by influencing masses.

[oneshtein]

Gasprom fined for $20 billion due to stopping gas flow. IMHO, it's a huge reason to blow the pipe. Pipe is much cheaper to build or repair. Moreover, one of Nord Stream 2 tubes is intact, so RF still can supply gas to EU if Germany will allow NS 2 to work.

[rHqabg]

The WSJ does not agree with your theory. It blames it on Zalushny.

$20 billion is nothing. Europe already froze $300 billion in Russian assets. No one believes this theory outside Ukraine.

[oneshtein]

Zaluzny cannot do that: he is head of Armed Forces of Ukraine, while this is clearly a special operation, think FSB, GRU, GUR, CIA instead of an army. AFU destroys Russian oil and gas infrastructure with drones.

$20 billion is more than enough to pay for few hundreds of such operations or bribe a few millions of investigators or paid articles in reputable journals.