New intelligence reviewed by U.S. officials suggests that a pro-Ukrainian group of likely Ukrainian or Russian nationals carried out the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines last year, but the intelligence reached no firm conclusions, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
, the Nord Stream gas pipelines connect Russia and Germany. They have become a flashpoint during Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Representatives for Gazprom also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
"U.S. officials declined to disclose the nature of the intelligence, how it was obtained or any details of the strength of the evidence it contains. They have said that there are no firm conclusions about it," it added, citing the unnamed officials. The European countries where the pipeline traveled are investigating, and the U.S. State Department has said it is not party to the probe and is deferring to those nations.In the year since the invasion, Europe has drastically cut its energy imports from Russia. Moscow
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