U.S. “knew of plan to attack Nord Stream” 

The U.S. learned of a Ukrainian plan to attack the Nord Stream gas pipelines three months before they were damaged by explosions, the Washington Post has reported

Reported gas leaks
Nord Stream 1
Nord Stream 2

North Sea
LATVIA 
Baltic Sea 
LITHUANIA
RUSSIA
DENMARK 
Copenhagen
Rostock
GERMANY
POLAND
BELARUS
SWEDEN
Stockholm
FINLAND 
Helsinki
ESTONIA
RUSSIA

200km 125 miles

Washington Post report cites information shared online by Jack Teixeira – U.S. Air National Guard member arrested in Apr 2023 and charged with leaking sensitive U.S. documents

Gas leak from Nord Stream 2 seen on Sep 28, two days after suspected bombings

Leaked documents indicate that unnamed European intelligence agency told CIA in Jun 2022 about alleged plot by Ukrainian military divers to blow up Nord Stream pipelines – built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany

Details shared by U.S. with allies, including Germany. Plot said to involve six-person team taking yacht from German port of Rostock to carry out attack

Sep 26, 2022: Nord Stream pipelines rocked by underwater explosions. Accusations made against several countries including Russia, U.S. and Ukraine, but all deny responsibility

Sources: France 24, Reuters, Washington Post
Picture: Twitter
© GRAPHIC NEWS