A Columbia University professor has accused the US of sabotaging the Nord Stream pipeline in the Baltic Sea, prompting television hosts to pull the plug on his TV interview.
Speaking with Bloomberg, Professor Jeffrey Sachs floated the idea the pipeline, which has been at the center of a global “whodunit” saga in recent weeks, was struck by the US — not Vladimir Putin’s forces — as a means of doing damage to Russia beyond economic sanctions.
The Nord Stream pipelines deliver natural gas directly from Russia to Germany and are essential to keeping the lights on across swaths of Europe.
Professor Sachs on Bloomberg says US did Nordstream and explains evidence, then gets yanked off the air…
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‘A lot of the world is watching these events in horror,’ Sachs said.
“They view this as a horrible clash between Russia and the US. They don‘t see this, as we do in the media, as an unprovoked attack by Russia on Ukraine.
‘Most of the world doesn‘t see it the way we describe it. Most of the world is just terrified right now, frankly. I would bet (the explosion) was a US action, perhaps US and Poland,’ he said.
When asked by the host of the show what evidence he had for his position, Sachs cited reasons, including recent statements made by US officials and President Biden himself.
‘Well, first, there is direct radar evidence that US military helicopters that are normally based in Gdansk were circling over this area,’ Sachs said.
‘We also had the threat from the US [President Joe Biden] earlier this year that “one way or another we are going to end Nord Stream.”
‘We also had a remarkable statement from [US] Secretary [of State Antony] Blinken last Friday in a press conference where he said “this is also a tremendous opportunity.”‘
‘That’s a strange way to talk if you’re worried about piracy on international infrastructure of vital significance.’
Biden on February 7, standing next to the new chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, stated at a White House news conference that the US would ‘bring an end’ to the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine.
The pipeline is not yet operational but was due to come online later this year.
‘If Russia invades – that means tanks or troops crossing the border of Ukraine – then there will be no longer a Nord Stream 2. We will bring an end to it,’ Biden said then.
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