Oct. 4—Jeffrey Sachs, Professor of Economics at Columbia University, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV which is circulating widely on social media, that the US likely sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines.
“The destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline, which I would bet was a US action, perhaps US and Poland,” Sachs said on Monday.
In answer to a demand for evidence from the incredulous TV hosts, he said: “First of all, there is direct radar evidence that US helicopters, military helicopters that are normally based in Gdansk, were circling over this area.”
“We also had the threats from the United States earlier in this year that one way or another, we are going to end Nord Stream,” he added, referring to the now-famous statement by Joe Biden in February.
“We also had the remarkable statement by Secretary [of State] Blinken last Friday in a press conference — he says this is also ‘a tremendous opportunity.’ It’s a strange way to talk … if you’re worried about piracy on international infrastructure of vital significance,” Sachs added.
“I know this runs counter to our narrative and you’re not allowed to say these things in the West,” he continued. “But the fact of the matter is that all over the world, when I talk to people, they think the U.S. did it.”
