White House denies journalist’s claims it blew up Russian gas pipeline
1 year, 10 months ago

White House denies journalist’s claims it blew up Russian gas pipeline

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House has denied reports that the US was behind the explosions of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh had reported last Friday that the blasts last September were carried out on orders given by president Joe Biden. Then in May 2015, the London Review of Books published an article quoting Pakistani and US sources as saying those governments lied about details of the raid that killed al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden at his hideout in Pakistan.

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Nord stream pipeline was sabotaged by a Ukrainian team? Ukraine calls shocking report 'absolute nonsense'
4 months, 1 week ago

Nord stream pipeline was sabotaged by a Ukrainian team? Ukraine calls shocking report 'absolute nonsense'

Hindustan Times  

A Wall Street Journal report has reignited controversy surrounding the Nord Stream pipeline explosion, claiming that a small team of Ukrainians was responsible for the attack. The explosive report blames Ukraine for Nordstream explosion The WSJ report alleges that the sabotage was carried out by a group of six individuals, including Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, who used a small sailing …

Russia ‘alarmed’ by reports of Ukraine’s role in Nord Stream attack
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia ‘alarmed’ by reports of Ukraine’s role in Nord Stream attack

Al Jazeera  

A Washington Post report says the Ukrainian military left President Zelenskyy in the dark about the operation. The Kremlin has expressed “alarm” over a report that senior Ukrainian military officials, acting without their president’s knowledge, coordinated an attack on Russia’s Nord Stream gas pipelines last year. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the report, published …

Nord Stream sabotage one year on: What to know about the attack
1 year, 3 months ago

Nord Stream sabotage one year on: What to know about the attack

Al Jazeera  

Investigators from Germany, Sweden and Denmark remain tight-lipped while speculation and theories abound. On September 26, 2022, several underwater blasts ruptured three of the four pipelines comprising Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, spewing vast amounts of gas into the Baltic Sea near Bornholm, Denmark. Russian energy giant Gazprom halted flows through Nord Stream 1, the main conduit for …

US knew of Ukraine's plan to blow up Nord Stream gas pipeline three months before
1 year, 6 months ago

US knew of Ukraine's plan to blow up Nord Stream gas pipeline three months before

Firstpost  

The United States knew Ukraine’s plan of blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipeline three months before the explosion on 26 September, 2022. According to a report by The Washington Post, an unnamed European intelligence agency told the CIA in June last year, four months after Russia invaded Ukraine, that a six-person team of Ukrainian special operations forces intended to …

Trump defends Russia over Nord Stream pipeline explosion and hints US was responsible
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump defends Russia over Nord Stream pipeline explosion and hints US was responsible

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump said Russia didn't blow up the …

The New York Times wants investigators to not 'name' Nord pipeline saboteurs
1 year, 8 months ago

The New York Times wants investigators to not 'name' Nord pipeline saboteurs

Op India  

On Friday, the American newspaper The New York Times published a contentious piece, arguing that it is in the best interests of everyone to not know the truth about the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. In a Substack newsletter published on Wednesday, Seymour Hersh stated, “Within weeks of my report that Joe Biden ordered the destruction of the Nord Stream …

Kremlin claims UN trying to ‘whitewash’ Nord Stream explosions after resolution fails
1 year, 8 months ago

Kremlin claims UN trying to ‘whitewash’ Nord Stream explosions after resolution fails

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Kremlin has accused the …

New report suggests pro-Ukraine groups behind Nord Stream attacks
1 year, 9 months ago

New report suggests pro-Ukraine groups behind Nord Stream attacks

Al Jazeera  

New York Times says new intelligence reviewed by US officials suggests that opponents of Vladimir Putin were responsible for attacks on gas pipelines. New intelligence reviewed by officials in the United States suggests that a pro-Ukraine group attacked the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year, according to the New York Times. The new intelligence reviewed by US officials …

Ukrainian government denies involvement in Nord Stream pipelines sabotage
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukrainian government denies involvement in Nord Stream pipelines sabotage

CNN  

CNN — Ukraine has denied any involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines following a media report citing new intelligence that a “pro-Ukrainian group” may have been behind last year’s attack targeting Russia’s gas deliveries to Europe. “Although I enjoy collecting amusing conspiracy theories about government, I have to say: has nothing to do with the Baltic Sea …

Nord Stream blasts: EU brands Hersh’s investigation as 'speculation'
1 year, 10 months ago

Nord Stream blasts: EU brands Hersh’s investigation as 'speculation'

Firstpost  

“In light of the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, we have taken swift action to accelerate work in three priority areas: preparedness, response and international cooperation,” European Commission’s Press Officer Andrea Masini said Brussels: US journalist Seymour Hersh’s claim that the Nord Stream gas pipelines were blown up by the US with Norway’s support under the cover of …

Not a shred of Seymour Hersh’s report is true: US denies involvement in Nord Stream pipeline burst
1 year, 10 months ago

Not a shred of Seymour Hersh’s report is true: US denies involvement in Nord Stream pipeline burst

Firstpost  

Washington: “Not a shred” of Seymour Hersh’s report alleging the US involvement in the Nord Stream gas pipelines explosions is true, said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. We will bring an end to it,” the US President said, adding, “I promise you, we will be able to do it.” Also Read: Russia wants UN probe into Nord …

Nord Stream Pipeline: Seymour Hersh calls the sabotage ‘dumbest’ US act in years, says more revelations to follow
1 year, 10 months ago

Nord Stream Pipeline: Seymour Hersh calls the sabotage ‘dumbest’ US act in years, says more revelations to follow

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Pulitzer winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has termed the Nord Stream bombing, which he recently reported was done by the US, the ‘dumbest’ acts from Washington in years. In an interview with Democracy Now, on Wednesday, he said “I think the consequences politically for us are enormous,” He said the long term effect of the sabotage would …

Deep diving for truth: The Nord Stream pipeline destruction
1 year, 10 months ago

Deep diving for truth: The Nord Stream pipeline destruction

China Daily  

This handout photo released on September 27, 2022 and taken from an aircraft of the Swedish Coast Guard shows the release of gas emanating from a leak on a Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Swedish economic zone in the Baltic Sea, near the Danish island of Bornholm. A boxer who climbed into the ring and then started nonsensically punching …

US owes an explanation after Nord Stream revelations
1 year, 10 months ago

US owes an explanation after Nord Stream revelations

China Daily  

Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark, Sept 27, 2022. It was within this scandalous context that Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh, who’s famous for exposing the US’ My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War and its abuse of prisoners in Iraq’s Abu Gharib prison, published his revelations about what his …

Seymour Hersh’s Nord Stream report: Why Biden Administration is worried about its fallout
1 year, 10 months ago

Seymour Hersh’s Nord Stream report: Why Biden Administration is worried about its fallout

Firstpost  

If the report were to be true, it could come as a huge betrayal for Germany and other European powers that were relying on supply of natural gas from the pipeline. As such, the US and Norway are Berlin’s frontline allies Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, has reported that the Central Intelligence Agency of the US carried out …

As plot around Nord Stream sabotage thickens, West’s tussle with Russia over Ukraine war gets a new twist
1 year, 10 months ago

As plot around Nord Stream sabotage thickens, West’s tussle with Russia over Ukraine war gets a new twist

Firstpost  

Nord Stream pipeline sabotage incident has all the elements of an edgy suspense thriller. Blinken had called Europe’s end of dependence on Russian energy as a “tremendous opportunity” to undercut Vladimir Putin’s power and influence in the region, while reacting to the Nord pipeline incident. While the veracity of Hersh’s claim remains questionable because of its reliance on a single …

Who is Seymour Hersh, the Pulitzer-winning journalist who claims the US bombed Nord Stream gas pipelines?
1 year, 10 months ago

Who is Seymour Hersh, the Pulitzer-winning journalist who claims the US bombed Nord Stream gas pipelines?

Firstpost  

Seymour Hersh is a veteran investigative journalist, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his reportage on the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War. After the shootings, the soldiers “burned every house, destroyed livestock and food, and fouled the area’s drinking water”, Hersh wrote in The New Yorker in January 1972. “United States B‐52 bombers made at least 3,500 secret …

US planted explosives along Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 under Biden supervision, claims Seymour Hersh
1 year, 10 months ago

US planted explosives along Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022 under Biden supervision, claims Seymour Hersh

Firstpost  

Nord Stream gas pipelines attack was carried out in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, claimed American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh New York: US Navy’s specialised diving team has carried out the explosions at the underwater Nord Stream pipelines which supply Russian gas to western European during a secret mission overseen by President Joe Biden. As …

Russian foreign ministry asks for answers from the US over ‘blowing up’ Nord Stream
1 year, 10 months ago

Russian foreign ministry asks for answers from the US over ‘blowing up’ Nord Stream

Firstpost  

Moscow: The Russian foreign ministry has sought for answers from the United States over its alleged role in exploding the undersea Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in September last year. Russia asks US’ comments on ‘facts’ Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on the White House to comment on the “facts” that had been presented in the …

US has questions to answer over Nord Stream blasts, Russia says
1 year, 10 months ago

US has questions to answer over Nord Stream blasts, Russia says

Al Jazeera  

Comments by Russia’s foreign ministry come after a piece by American investigative reporter Seymour Hersh alleging the US military was behind the Nord Steam attacks. The United States has questions to answer over its alleged role in explosions that destroyed the undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, Russia’s foreign ministry says. Russia, without providing evidence, has repeatedly said NATO …

Russia considering ‘further steps’ over claim Britain behind Nord Stream pipeline blasts
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia considering ‘further steps’ over claim Britain behind Nord Stream pipeline blasts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Moscow has said it is …

Russia accuses UK of ‘directing’ Nord Stream blasts
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia accuses UK of ‘directing’ Nord Stream blasts

Al Jazeera  

UK dismisses allegations as false, says they are aimed at diverting attention away from military failures in Ukraine. Russia has again accused the United Kingdom of carrying out attacks on the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, with Moscow saying it is considering what “further steps” to take over the alleged acts of sabotage. “Our intelligence services have data indicating that …

Russians push baseless theory blaming US for burst pipeline
2 years, 2 months ago

Russians push baseless theory blaming US for burst pipeline

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Kremlin and Russian state media are aggressively pushing a …

Vladimir Putin claims West responsible for sabotaging Nord Stream pipeline, US rejects accusations
2 years, 2 months ago

Vladimir Putin claims West responsible for sabotaging Nord Stream pipeline, US rejects accusations

India TV News  

Russia Ukraine war : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused the West of sabotaging Russia-built gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany, a charge that has been vehemently denied by the United States and its allies. Speaking Friday in Moscow at a ceremony to annex four regions of Ukraine into Russia, Putin claimed that the “Anglo-Saxons” in the …

Tucker Carlson suggests US blew up Nord Stream pipeline – and lists possible Russian ‘retaliations’
2 years, 2 months ago

Tucker Carlson suggests US blew up Nord Stream pipeline – and lists possible Russian ‘retaliations’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Tucker Carlson segment focused on the purported “sabotage” of …

Joe Biden accused of 'total surrender to Putin' over Nord Stream 2 pipeline
3 years, 5 months ago

Joe Biden accused of 'total surrender to Putin' over Nord Stream 2 pipeline

The Telegraph  

Under the expected deal Germany would agree to contribute to a new $1 billion fund to help Ukraine transition to cleaner sources of energy. Pat Toomey, a Republican senator in Washington, said: "Any deal that allows for the completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline is badly flawed.” Germany refused a US proposal to impose a "kill-switch clause" under which …

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