New intelligence reviewed by US and European officials suggests a pro-Ukrainian group may have been responsible for orchestrating the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines in September last year. The natural gas pipelines between Russia and Germany underpinned a 3rd of Germany’s energy needs. At the time of the attack, it was assumed Russia was responsible as it had recently cut off flows in retaliation for Germany’s support of Ukraine, even though there were doubts it would destroy its own infrastructure. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his government was “in no way involved in the attack” – and there’s no evidence it was – but the thinking now is Ukraine had the biggest motive to launch the attack, having long opposed the pipeline. Officials haven’t ruled out the possibility it was a false flag attack and that supporters of Russia are trying to frame Ukraine. If confirmed, the findings could affect Germany’s support for Kyiv after the country has grappled with skyrocketing power prices.