White House Adviser Kirby Labels Nord Stream Pipeline Blasts as Sabotage

The explosions that occurred last year along the Nord Stream pipelines were a deliberate act of sabotage, according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. U.S. officials believe a pro-Ukrainian group was behind the attack, but the investigation does not specify the members of the group or who directed or paid for the operation. The pipelines were condemned by the West as a national security threat, allowing Russia to sell gas more easily to Europe despite sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.