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On Wednesday it was announced by Germany's Federal Prosecutor's office that a long-sought suspect in the bombing of the Nord Stream pipeline had been apprehended.

A Ukrainian, Vladimir Zhuravlev, was arrested in Croatia having allegedly been part of a group of trained divers who planted explosives to blow up the pipeline which previously transported oil and gas from Russia to Europe.

The incident could, indirectly, impact heavily on Scotland's rural communities.

The Kremlin has accused Britain’s Special Boat Service of helping Ukraine to carry out the bombing and vowed revenge, though it should be noted Russia tends to see the hand of perfidious Albion in most things.

It’s a suspicion which dates back to the rivalry between the two empires in the 19th Century, the Great Game, or as the Russians call it the Tournament of Shadows which, admittedly, is a much better name.

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