A brief history on the past few months leading up to the attack/sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines:
26 Deccember 2019
From:
https://www.dw.com/en/russia-can-complete-nord-stream-2-pipeline-by-itself-kremlin/a-51800591
Russia can complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline by itself: Kremlin
Russia's energy minister says despite US sanctions, Moscow will proceed to finish the Baltic Sea pipeline. Germany is dependent on imports for 92% of its gas needs; Washington wants a slice of the lucrative supply trade.
Russia will likely complete the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline by itself
after Swiss contractor Allseas pulled out of the project citing US sanctions.
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday that the work could be completed by Nord Stream 2 AG, the Swiss-based subsidiary of Russian energy giant Gazprom that is responsible for planning and operating the pipeline.
"We have an opportunity to complete the work with our own funds," Novak was cited by Russia's TASS news agency as saying. "This will require some additional organizational work, and I think it will be done within a few months."
Read more: German think tank calls for 'climate tariffs' in response to US sanctions on Nord Stream 2
The Russian minister added he was certain Nord Stream 2 would be completed and operational in 2020, despite
sanctions imposed last week by the Trump administration.
15 September 2021
From:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2021/09/15/russias-nord-stream-2-is-a-fait-accompli-are-the-us-and-ukraine-the-losers/
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Is A Fait Accompli. Are The U.S. And Ukraine The Losers?
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline was hit with a different type of hurricane — one with category 5 political and economic forces. But it is now a fait accompli:
an $11 billion project that was set up to bypass Ukraine and that stretches 745 miles before it filters into Germany’s Baltic coast. It still needs final approval from Germany, which could come as early as next month.
U.S. opponents of the line had argued that it makes Western Europe too dependent on Russian natural gas. Much of that clamor, though, has been coming from representatives of oil and gas producing states and the U.S. companies trying to sell more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to our European partners. But Germany, which stands to benefit the most because it is closing its nuclear and coal plants, insists that it also has the muscle to counter that leverage. Moreover, the continent is building LNG receiving terminals to diversify its suppliers.
The pipeline was almost finished before the Biden Administration got to Washington. Trying to stop it would have been counterproductive.
However, if Russia would abuse its strength and especially against Ukraine, the White House says that it would take punitive action. At least three times this century, Russia has stopped sending its gas through Ukraine that is dependent on those transit revenues — to the tune of billions of dollars each year. Russia has also cut off Ukraine during the winter months — a country that,
interestingly, has a wealth of natural gas that is trapped in bureaucratic red tape and political cronyism.
7 March 2022
From:
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/u-lng-exports-pick-europe-130325617.html
U.S. LNG exports pick up, with Europe a major buyer
LONDON (Reuters) -
Shipments of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) have gathered pace in March and Europe is set to stay a top destination for spot cargoes with Asian prices still too low to ship the chilled fuel that far.
But winter demand for gas is fading, while steady supplies of gas and LNG have kept inventories well stocked, depressing European gas hub prices. This has raised the question: how many more cargoes can Europe absorb?
Suppliers of U.S. LNG have loaded 14 cargoes so far in March, setting a faster pace than February when 29 cargoes were loaded in the whole month as storms and maintenance hampered output.
11 July 2022
From:
https://www.thebusinesstoday.net/2022/07/could-the-us-ship-more-lng-to-europe/
Could the US ship more LNG to Europe?
3 months ago
The United States, the world’s top natural gas producer, wants to send more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe to help its allies break their dependence on Russian gas after Moscow invaded Ukraine on 24 February.
But US exports are limited by the country’s liquefaction capacity and an ongoing outage at Freeport LNG’s plant after the second-biggest US LNG export facility was hit by fire in June.
There are plenty of similar articles for those who are genuinely interested in understanding who stood to benefit the most from the explosions that have taken both of the Nord Stream. The U.S. will not be able to meet European supply in the absence of Russian oil and gas, but they will have used the EU to do their bidding at the expense of tens of millions (possibly hundreds of millions) of lives, making the U.S. sentiment toward the EU, as expressed 8 years ago by Victoria Nuland in her recorded phone conversation with Pyatt, crystal clear.
Anyone who mistakenly believes that the dying American Empire is not in its last, desperate throes, and thus is trying to eliminate its competition/enemies in any way it can using anyone it can, is as gullible as those who actually believe we elect "presidents" to corporate fictional governments.