On the 24th, the Russian Satellite News Agency quoted a retired American military officer as saying that Western countries secretly conducted an investigation into the damage to the "Nord Stream" natural gas pipeline, but the real saboteur has never been exposed. The

The Russian Satellite News Agency quoted a retired American military officer as saying on the 24th that Western countries secretly conducted investigations into the damage to the "Nord Stream" natural gas pipeline, but the real saboteur has never been exposed.

The destruction of the "Nord Stream" pipeline is a satire on NATO's collective defense provisions

Retired U.S. Lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen said in an interview with Sputnik that Russia's "Nord Stream" pipeline transports natural gas to Germany and other European countries. The destruction of the pipeline is a travesty of NATO's repeated emphasis on collective defense clauses.

Rasmussen said NATO does not appear to seek to protect its members. "Where did the infamous Article 5 go when the Nord Stream pipeline was sabotaged?"

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, the collective defense clause, requires that in the event of an armed attack on a NATO member state, Other member states provide support.

investigation is carried out secretly, who is the real saboteur?

On September 26, 2022, the "Nord Stream" pipeline exploded and a large amount of natural gas leaked. Four leak points were located in the waters near Sweden and Denmark. Denmark, Sweden and Germany launched investigations respectively after the incident, but rejected Russia's participation. Sweden and Denmark successively announced the conclusion of their investigations in February this year and were very secretive about the results of the investigation. German and American media suddenly broke the news recently, saying that the latest investigation showed that the man behind the incident was a Ukrainian gang.

In Rasmussen's view, the governments and security forces of NATO member states seem to be "deeply related" to the "Nord Stream" incident. He said: "Based on the ever-changing narrative, it appears that NATO members and help from Ukraine are behind the destruction of Europe's energy infrastructure and the worst ecological pollution in history."

Despite the serious consequences, the US-led NATO "seems "We saw the investigation unfold in secrecy and the real saboteurs were never revealed," Rasmussen said.

Retired US military officer: NATO poses a threat to world peace

In Rasmussen's view, NATO is now an anachronistic organization and poses a threat to world peace. Instead of promoting peace and stability in Europe, this military alliance has caused destruction. Rather than protecting its European members, NATO's continued support for Ukraine has drained these countries of weapons and weakened their defense capabilities.

He said, "This alliance continues to consume its own defense posture and support Ukraine in an unwinnable war" and will only accelerate its own decline.

Source: CCTV News