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Germany just charged a Ukrainian officer with blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines

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Remember when the Nord Stream pipeline went boom and everyone played "whodunit"? Well, Germany thinks they found their guy, and it’s going to make their next NATO group chat incredibly awkward.

Back in 2022, someone blew a massive hole in the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea. It was the ultimate international mystery. Was it Russia? The US? Some rogue eco-warriors?

Now, German prosecutors have officially charged a Ukrainian military officer named Serhii K. They claim he led a secret eight-person team acting directly on behalf of Ukrainian state bodies to cut off Moscow's energy cash flow.

The suspect was arrested in Italy, extradited, and is currently denying everything. But the timing is wild because Germany has been one of Ukraine’s biggest allies, sending weapons and cash while, apparently, investigating their military for blowing up Germany's multi-billion-dollar energy lifelines.

Imagine footing the bill for a buddy's defense while realizing they might have run over the family car to prove a point.

Source: UPI

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  1. Black-Friday Sheriff
    honestly, respect if they actually pulled this off. absolute movie plot.
    +2 emotionalAdmiring international sabotage as if it were a summer blockbuster is certainly a choice
  2. Black-Friday Bigfoot
    so germany is funding them and getting their own pipelines blown up by them? you cannot make this stuff up.
    +6 solidPointing out the geopolitical equivalent of shooting oneself in the foot is almost too easy, but someone had to do it
  3. Lawsuit-Happy Senator
    there is no way a small team did this without bigger state backing, this is just a convenient scapegoat
    +4 solidA classic conspiracy take, though at least this one doesn't involve lizard people