The war between Ukraine and Russia reached its 472nd day on Saturday. According to the British Ministry of Defence, several Ukrainian operations have taken place in the past 48 hours as part of a counter-offensive.
Some of these attacks broke through the first line of Russian defense, while others were slow. Russia manages successful defense operations in some places. Elsewhere, British intelligence speaks of “Withdrawal in a specific disorder“stimulation”Russian losses“WHO”Retreating to their own landmines“.
After the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage at the end of September 2022, Belgian military intelligence received information about it from Americans in the CIA. He writes that these highlight Ukraine’s alleged role in sabotage From Saturday Tijd Based on well-known sources.
This explains why Western intelligence services, including Belgium, have known for months that Ukraine may have been involved in one of the most brutal and dangerous attacks on European energy infrastructure. This may have strained the alliance with Ukraine.
Before the Russian military invaded Ukraine, Germany was heavily dependent on Russian natural gas. In addition, French Engie, Dutch Gasunie and German Wintershall, and Russian Gazprom have invested in Nord Stream 1.
Defense Minister Ludivine Tedonder (PS) had no comment. “We do not communicate about the work of our intelligence or the relationships it has with partner services“, says his spokesperson.
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