Kevin RothrockAug 15, 2024
At long last, WSJ has the inside story on how the Ukrainian military planned and carried out the bombings that destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines. Then commander-in-chief Valeriy Zaluzhniy apparently saw the op through — even after Zelensky tried to call it off. https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/nord-stream-pipeline-explosion-real-story-da24839c
Show threadJeffAug 15, 2024

@kevinrothrock Quite the story. What does this say about Zelensky’s grasp on power? Or was his quashing of the plan performative for his US benefactors?

Bigger picture, does this impact US support for Ukraine?

Show threadtobychevAug 15, 2024

@lightningjeff
Nord Stream bombing was never really a threat to US support, Washington tried to block it legally and has gained a lot financially from Europe having to buy it's gas. By now supporting Ukraine has become a solidly partisan issue, the bombing is not likely to flip that.

It will be interesting to see what it does Germany on the other hand, it was quite a few billions that Ukraine spoiled, and the Germans aren't big on giving away money...
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Show threadKevin RothrockAug 15, 2024
@tobychev @lightningjeff I wouldn't rule out that Washington didn't actually try to block it.
Show threadtobychevAug 15, 2024
@kevinrothrock
The WSJ story reada more like it was the Dutch that sat on the intel, not the US. Especially as the dutch could have just biked over to Germany if they felt it was really important to tip them off ...
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Show threadKevin Rothrock
@tobychev @lightningjeff I am speculating beyond the WSJ report when I say that.
Aug 15, 2024 at 9:21amWeb