The US has literally blown up Russian pipelines in the past to prevent influence in Europe.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/02/27/r...
Very doubtful this is some sort of 8d chess game by the Russians.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/02/27/r...
Very doubtful this is some sort of 8d chess game by the Russians.
You still haven't explained why you think it's doubtful Russia would use sabotage in this way. This is what their entire modus operandi, just think of the various Polonium-210 and Novichok operations. You can't dispute that people are suspecting USA of having done it, does that not harm cohesion inside NATO?