mafketis
19 Jun 2023 #1021
....actually everything points to ukrainian saboteurs....
I'm less interested in who than in why... which not that many people are talking about....
Most obvious motive: To wean Germany of any hope of resuming business as usual with russia..... Scholz's waffling indecision early on (and a few other things) made it seem that Germany was hoping for (or at least wouldn't have minded) a quick russian victory so it could apply a few sanctions, go 'Das ist aber nicht gut!" and try to go back to gobbling down russian natural resources...
taking it out took that off the table
I've seen an analysis or two of why russia might want to take it out but nothing hugely convincing so I'm still going with the most obvious motive.
Don't care much who did it, just glad it's gone.