It’s been one year since underwater explosions severely damaged the Nord Stream pipelines built to carry natural gas from Russia to Europe, inflaming geopolitical tensions that were already heightened by the invasion of Ukraine.
Who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines? What we know one year later.
By Niha Masih
Updated September 25, 2023 at 10:35 p.m. EDT|Published September 25, 2023 at 5:25 a.m. EDT
Shortly after the attack, one expert likened the situation to an Agatha Christie mystery, in which all parties involved — namely Russia and Ukraine — appeared to have a motive or could have benefited from the outcome.
In the months since, however, official investigations in three countries have yielded few answers, and the question of who was behind the blasts endures.
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Here is what we know about the investigations, one year later.