Nord Stream blasts likely result of sabotage, German probe finds

German investigators have determined that the series of explosions along key undersea gas pipelines from Russia to Europe were likely caused by sabotage, according to officials familiar with the probe, adding weight to similar preliminary findings by Swedish officials.

German investigators haven’t been able definitively to link the suspected sabotage to any one actor, but some German officials say they are working under the assumption that "Russia was behind the blasts".

The explosions created leaks affecting three of four pipes that are part of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, built under the Baltic Sea to transport natural gas from Russia to Europe.