Is the damage to the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline accident or man-made? If it is artificial, who will be the ultimate beneficiary? Recently, something that shocked the world happened. On September 26, the two natural gas pipelines, " Nord Stream-1" and " Nord Stream-2", were destroyed on the same day. On September 28, Russia issued a statement that it had begun to investigate the damage to the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline. According to the current international information, the destruction of the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline should be a man-made deliberate destruction, and obvious signs of explosive explosions can be found on the scene. There are many different opinions on those who destroy the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline. Today we will discuss one by one. Who is the most suspicious?
Before this, let’s get to know “Beixi-1” and “Beixi-2”. In fact, "North Stream-1" and "North Stream-2" are both the main pipelines for Russia to transport natural gas to Europe, and natural gas is Russia's main source of economic resources. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to say that the two natural gas pipelines, "Beixi-1" and "Beixi-2" are Russia's economic lifelines, not to mention that at the critical moment of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, a large number of economic sources are needed.
Before this, we have already said that with the EU countries led by the United States imposed economic sanctions on Russia, Russia has decided to use rubles for settlement of natural gas exports to some Western "unfriendly countries". Although Russia's move is somewhat unacceptable, due to the urgent shortage of natural gas in European countries, some countries have agreed to use rubles for natural gas export settlement. It can be said that at this time, Russia's natural gas has become an important bargaining chip for negotiations between Russia and European countries.
It is worth mentioning that after the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline was destroyed, the United States was the first to jump out, and it alluded to Russia itself to destroy the natural gas pipeline. Since natural gas has become a bargaining chip for negotiations between Russia and European countries, there is no need for Russia to go through a lot of trouble to destroy the natural gas pipeline to Europe. We know that the damaged locations of the two natural gas pipelines of "North Stream-1" and "North Stream-2" are located in Denmark and Swedish respectively. Although Russia has the strength to destroy natural gas pipelines, it has no motivation at all. Because if Russia wants to suspend natural gas transmission to European countries, it only needs to find a simple reason for pipeline maintenance, and press the control button to stop the natural gas transmission to European countries.
After eliminating Russia's suspicion, let's take a look at these EU member states. We know that European countries led by Germany are highly dependent on Russia's natural gas. Especially in Germany, the first snow has begun in Germany and has begun to pass the winter. If there is not enough natural gas, it will be difficult for Germany to live a smooth winter. At the same time, Germany's natural gas is mainly used for power generation. Without natural gas, many German manufacturing industries will stagnate, which is also a considerable loss for Germany. Of course, Germany can purchase natural gas from other resource countries led by the United States, but the price of purchasing natural gas directly from Russia will definitely be much higher, which is also a considerable resource investment for Germany.
After excluding EU countries such as Germany, let’s take a look at Ukraine. The Russian-Ukraine war is at a critical moment. We know that Russia is recruiting 300,000 troops at home. In other words, Russia needs a lot of military investment to win this war. Russia's natural gas exports are Russia's main source of economic output. Once Russia cuts off natural gas exports from European countries, it will lead to a large reduction in military spending. At the same time, there is also a natural gas pipeline to Europe in Ukraine. However, if Russia wants to transport natural gas to Europe through this natural gas pipeline, it needs to pay a certain toll toll to Ukraine, which is also a considerable military expenditure for Ukraine. Of course, once the Russian-Ukraine war escalates in the future, it is still difficult to say whether Ukraine's natural gas pipeline to Europe can operate normally.In short, Ukraine does have certain motivations. In particular, the United States has been secretly training a special force for Ukraine, and with the combat capabilities of this force, it is fully capable of completing this task.
Of course, what we are going to talk about today is another biggest object of doubt, that is the United States. It is understood that the place where the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline was damaged is located in the area controlled by US intelligence agency . First of all, let alone the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline was destroyed and the United States was the first to jump out, which shows that the United States is the most suspicious. Secondly, the Russian-Ukraine War was originally initiated by the hegemonic countries led by the United States, with the purpose of weakening Russia's strength. At this time, of course they did not want to see a reconciliation between Russia and European countries due to natural gas. As long as the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline is destroyed, Russia and European countries will lose the bargaining chips for negotiations, and then Russia and European countries may fall into the Cold War . At this time, as a major resource country, the United States can fully raise prices and export its own liquefied natural gas to European countries, making a big profit from it.
It is worth mentioning that at a press conference early this year, Biden mentioned that he had the ability to stop "North Stream-1" and "North Stream-2" from working. In this regard, even the domestic media in the United States speculate that the bombing of "North Stream-1" and "North Stream-2" may be caused by the United States. In fact, if "North Stream 1" and "North Stream 2" were bombed, Russia could not normally export natural gas to European countries. The United States could not only undermine the negotiations between Russia and EU member states, but also make a big profit by exporting liquefied natural gas. At the same time, it can also make EU countries lose their dependence on Russia, maintain opposition to Russia, and cut off Russia's natural gas export returns. At the same time, once European countries lose Russia's natural gas supply, it will lead to stagnation in domestic manufacturing and may transfer domestic manufacturing to other countries. This will increase a lot of jobs for the United States, which has caused the domestic economic downturn due to the epidemic. What do you think about the destruction of the "North Stream" natural gas pipeline? Leave a message in the comment area.
