DISINFO: The US planned the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines and Poland did it

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: Laivaslaikrastis.lt ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: October 03, 2022
  • Article language(s): Lithuanian
  • Countries / regions discussed: US, Poland, Denmark, Sweden

DISINFO: The US planned the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines and Poland did it

SUMMARY

The destruction of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines is a terrorist attack. The US and Poland are behind it. The US possibly planned the action and Poland implemented it. Denmark and Sweden possibly also attended the diversion because it happened in their territorial waters.

RESPONSE

The case presented a conspiracy theory about the destruction of the gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2.

The Nord Stream pipelines was ruptured in four separate places after explosions under the Baltic Sea. The incident is under investigation. It is already clear that it was an act of sabotage. Meanwhile, pro-Kremlin sources are trying to fill the information space with accusations against the West.

Denmark, Sweden and Germany have started investigations to establish the cause of the leaks. Denmark and Sweden, in whose exclusive economic zone the leaks took place, are going to inspect the sites of the leaks after the gas stops coming out into the sea. This is the first step in determining what caused the leaks.

See other examples of instrumentalisation of conspiracy theories by Kremlin-backed propaganda linked to the topic of the Nord Stream pipeline: The US is instigating war in Ukraine to boycott the Nord Stream 2 project; Poland inspire the border crisis with Belarus in order to fight the Nord Stream 2; Nord Stream 2 is the only guarantee of Europe’s energy security.   

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