A former German official revealed on Thursday that analysis does not rule out that it was a Western country that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea last September.

In comments reported by the British newspaper The Times, he said that America, Britain, Poland and Ukraine benefit from the Nord Stream bombing.

He also ruled out the scenario that Russia was behind the bombing of the line, which indicated that it had begun to be repaired.

Sabotage

It is noteworthy that many political officials and experts previously suggested that an act of sabotage was behind the gas leak from the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines between Russia and Germany.

A number of experts also believed that various military forces in the region are capable of carrying out such an operation.

The spill occurred in international waters off the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, between southern Sweden and Poland, an area that has long been one of the most monitored bodies of water in the world.

Four major leaks were discovered on September 26 in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines off the Danish island of Bornholm, two in Swedish economic waters and two others in Danish waters.

Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the two pipelines connecting Russia to Germany have been at the center of geopolitical tensions following Moscow’s decision to cut gas supplies to Europe in response to Western sanctions against the country, due to the military operation that was launched. on the territory of the western neighbor on February 24, 2022.