50-foot charter yacht 'Andromeda' believed to have been used for explosions in the Baltic Sea Offshore pipelines « Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2. Photo: Oliver Denzer/Reuters. investigation into the attack.
In March, U.S. intelligence agencies said they had information suggesting a pro-Ukrainian group was probably behind the sabotage last September.
On Friday The German weekly Spiegel reported that investigators have found more evidence to support the theory, including metadata from an email about the Andromeda yacht rental.
According to research conducted by NDR and WDR TV channels, Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily and international media partners, the president of the alleged shell company through which the yacht was rented also lives in Kiev.
German investigators have also identified a Ukrainian. According to the joint report, a man in his twenties with connections to the military, who they believe may have been part of the crew of six that ran the yacht.
Links to Ukraine were consistent with estimates from several intelligence agencies, Spiegel said.
The agencies were investigating whether the attack could have been carried out by an independent Ukrainian sabotage group, or if it was more of a government-backed unit. Probably writes the weekly.
A potential false flag operation that the Russians used to shift the blame on someone else has also not been completely ruled out.
Separate reports indicated that the Russian a warship specialized in underwater operations was photographed near the sabotaged Nord Stream gas pipelines shortly before the mysterious explosions in September.
The pipelines have become the focus of geopolitical tensions as gas supplies to Russia have dwindled. to Europe in response to sanctions for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Western countries were quick to blame Russia for the explosions in the Baltic Sea after the incident, and the Kremlin accused the West of sabotage.
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Authorities in Germany, Sweden and Denmark are investigating the explosions that leaked the information.
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