Method. Covert high tech submersibles. Which Russia has many. Pre-planted charges. Timed or or remote detonation.
Motive. Neither line was producing revenue: one was shut for needed repairs, the other was never used. Waste of resources better shipped to China through the Siberian pipeline or to India.
Opportunity. Both lines are in Russia’s back yard, just a ways from Russia’s largest Naval base.
Most to gain: Russia. Propaganda value, division of Western powers to finger pointing, distraction from Ukraine war.
US: because a senile dementia-riddled old man mumbled something that was semi-coherent, everyone who hates the US wants to believe this time he was correct and tries to convince others to look away from Russia.
So all the people laughing about how pathetic Russian military equipment is and how they don’t have the technology or ability to maintain their oil/gas operations without western help are now claiming their UUV abilities to get deep into NATO rear Operational areas undetected, a long way from home are impeccable.
Pick the truth you believe and stick with it. Russian naval assets could not get there undetected.
Come on people. Are the drunk incompetent idiots with substandard rusting equipment or technological and tactical geniuses with the abilities we can’t stop or detect. You don’t get both sides.
You forgot Nord stream 1 & 2 are Russia to Germany direct, zero corrupt countries collecting a transit tax and stealing fuel.
Now, Russia will have to pipe fuel overland to Europe, through
corrupted countries like Ukraine, who steal fuel and pull down a transit.
We need need to put Hunter back on the Board of Burisma.
10 % for the big guy!