At a recent White House press event, US President Donald Trump made striking remarks about the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, strongly implying that the identity of those responsible is an open secret among informed circles. Trump dismissed the longstanding claim that Russia destroyed its own pipelines, instead suggesting that no formal investigation is necessary to uncover the truth.

“If you can believe it, they said Russia blew it up,” Trump told reporters. “Well, probably if I asked certain people, they would be able to tell you without having to waste a lot of money on an investigation. But I think a lot of people know who blew it up,” he added, without explicitly naming any country or agency.

The question came from a correspondent with ZeroHedge, a libertarian financial blog that has gained White House press access under the current administration. ZeroHedge noted that Trump’s response implied he may have access to classified intelligence revealing the real perpetrator behind the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines. The outlet argued that Trump’s comment should finally discredit the claim that Russia blew up its own economically vital infrastructure.

The Nord Stream sabotage occurred in September 2022, when underwater explosions severely damaged three of the four pipelines that had been built to transport Russian natural gas directly to Germany and Western Europe. The attack crippled a major energy corridor at a time when Europe was already grappling with soaring energy prices and geopolitical tensions stemming from the Ukraine conflict.

From the outset, Western governments and mainstream media........

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