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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officers suggests {that a} pro-Ukrainian group carried out the assault on the Nord Stream pipelines final 12 months, the New York Occasions reported on Tuesday.
There was no proof that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy or his high lieutenants have been concerned within the operation, or that the perpetrators have been performing on the route of any Ukrainian authorities officers, the newspaper reported, citing U.S. officers.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the report, and U.S. officers couldn’t be instantly reached for remark. Representatives for Kyiv and Moscow additionally couldn’t be instantly reached.
The US and NATO have referred to as the September 2022 assaults on the gasoline pipelines “an act of sabotage,” whereas Moscow has blamed the West and has referred to as on the United Nations Safety Council to independently examine. Neither facet has offered proof.
The intelligence assessment suggests the who carried out the assaults opposed Russian President Vladimir Putin “however doesn’t specify the members of the group, or who directed or paid for the operation,” the Occasions wrote. “U.S. officers declined to reveal the character of the intelligence, the way it was obtained or any particulars of the energy of the proof it comprises. They’ve stated that there aren’t any agency conclusions about it.”
