Agree, the absolutely most idiotic way of thinking is "it was the Russians". Some people wear blindfolds through life. Ironically, those are the same people who laughed at the idea that China might have intentionally released the covid virus.
Just for giggles but why should Israel or Poland or Ukraine not be able to do it? Regardless, the party with the absolutely strongest motive to do such thing is without the slightest doubt the US. Nobody else has had such a hard on about German-Russian energy talks.
You must be kidding yourself. Russia could have just closed the tabs, end of story. The only party who hated the pipelines more than Hitler is and always was the US. They even had Senate hearings about a pipeline that was none of their fucking business. Who wants to revive the cold war monster and wants to turn Europe into dependence from US? The United States of Bullshit.
Nonsense. It's not about the broken pipeline (which takes weeks or a few months to fix). It's politics with the US in sheer panic that Europe befriends Russia again once this sandbox game in the Ukraine is over. Nothing else. A stalling superpower that is on the brink of a hard descent: powerless in Asia, powerless in most of Africa which is by now under the economic influence of China, and hardly a say in Europe. Loaded to the hilt with debt. A politically split society, preoccupied with wokeness on one side and pathological jerk-off nationalism on the other. A society that worships the military and elites and sells out its middle class. A country that hardly ranks in any disciple other than war mongering in the top 30 of the world. Please explain to us what Europe could possibly want with and from the US. Nothing.
The US the closest ally of Europe. Yeah, perhaps 60 years ago. Europe is looking for new and better partners and the US HATES IT.
In 2013 a similar leak occurred in the China-Hongkong pipeline. It took four years to fix. I don't think it will be four years here. I think those pipelines are done
And for the avoidance of any doubt. I am not a friend of Russia. I don't care what happens to Russia or Putin. I am just sick and tired about the US trying to inject themselves everywhere. Europe is NONE of the US's concern, and that includes that no energy from the US will ever be needed in Europe. We just found very reliable partners in Canada. And once Russia is joining the community again it will be warmly welcomed by Europe. Heck, the US did not even exist when we did trade during the Hanse with Russia. Play cowboy in your own territory but stay the fuck away from others' interpretation of self determination.
Well, then most likely you are incorrect and will be disproven in due time. But I laud that you have your free opinion.