Mystery Solved: Night of ‘Heavy Boozing’ Almost Led to WWIII

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Both Ukraine and the U.S. tried to stop the brazen plot but it was too late. One key suspect is now on the lam after Germany forgot to put his name in a wanted database.

Published Aug. 15 2024 9:22AM EDT

Cartoon of a round bomb — JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado

A group of Ukrainian businessmen financed the notorious September 2022 attack that sabotaged the Nord Stream pipeline network, plunged Europe into an energy crisis and—at one point—threatened to spark World War III.

A high-ranking Ukrainian general coordinated the plan.

Sean Craig

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Mystery Solved: Night of ‘Heavy Boozing’ Almost Led to WWIII

Both Ukraine and the U.S. tried to stop the brazen plot but it was too late. One key suspect is now on the lam after Germany forgot to put his name in a wanted database.

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Sean Craig