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December 22, 2022

European Officials Find No Evidence Russia Sabotaged Nord Stream Pipelines
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Top European officials believe Russia may not be to blame for acts of
sabotage that severely damaged undersea pipelines built to carry natural
gas from Russia to Europe. That's according to The Washington Post,
which cited interviews with 23 diplomatic and intelligence officials
from nine European countries about the September explosions that led to
the closure of the Nord Stream pipelines. The officials privately said
there is no evidence that Russia was behind the sabotage, which caused
some of the worst methane gas leaks in history and cut off supplies of
Russian fuel to Europe ahead of winter. On Wednesday, a Kremlin
spokesperson said European countries were failing to conduct a proper
investigation. Russia has blamed the U.K. for the explosions, a charge
denied by British officials.


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