Would Russia really destroy the Nord Stream?

An investigation by four Nordic public broadcasters has claimed that Russian ships were near the site of the explosion that took out the Nord Stream pipeline. However, there are no shortage of theories about who or what was behind the blast. And exactly how would Moscow benefit from destroying its own pipeline?

Guests:

Thomas O'Donnell
Global Fellow of the Wilson Center

Tara McCormack
Lecturer in international relations at the University of Leicester.

Alexander Titov
Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast


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