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France 24
France 24
Politics
Sébastian SEIBT

How Ukraine’s secret agents re-learned the art of shadow warfare

The ship "Neptune" is photographed behind a container painted with a map showing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which was supposed to bring Russian gas to European homes, in Lubmin. © John MacDougall, AFP

New revelations in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in September 2022 have strengthened the case for Kyiv’s involvement, with a controversial Ukrainian secret agent alleged to have been the brains behind the operation. Although Kyiv continues to deny responsibility, there is little doubt that the Ukrainian intelligence services are playing a very special role in the war against Russia.

New "proof" of Ukrainian involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream I and II natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea was published by the Washington Post and German magazine Der Spiegel on Saturday November 11. The two publications claimed to have identified the Ukrainian "mastermind" behind the explosive operation.

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