The sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022 remains one of the most contentious geopolitical mysteries of recent years, with competing narratives, mounting accusations, and little consensus on accountability. Recent revelations in the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita have added yet another layer of intrigue, suggesting that Warsaw may have offered asylum-and even honors-to a Ukrainian suspect linked to the bombing. This disclosure not only highlights the political fractures within Europe over the Nord Stream affair but also underscores the larger struggle to define the narrative surrounding the incident.

On September 26, 2022, powerful underwater explosions ruptured the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which had been constructed to transport Russian natural gas directly to Germany through the Baltic Sea. The blasts dealt a severe blow to Europe’s already strained energy security, coming just months after the escalation of the war in Ukraine.

Since then, German prosecutors have pursued a criminal investigation into the attack, and their findings have pointed toward a small group of Ukrainian nationals allegedly operating independently. This account claims that the sabotage was carried out using commercial diving equipment from a chartered yacht, raising doubts among experts who argue that such a sophisticated operation would be extremely difficult without state-level support.

The Russian government has outright dismissed Berlin’s narrative as implausible. Moscow insists that Western actors-primarily the United States and Britain-were the true orchestrators of the sabotage, citing its geopolitical beneficiaries: Europe’s forced decoupling from Russian energy and increased reliance on American liquefied natural........

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