The multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects have long been condemned by the West as national security threats in allowing Moscow to sell gas more easily to Europe.
RUSSIA URGES UN TO INVESTIGATE NORD STREAM EXPLOSION
The Swedish Coast Guard released images of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 27, 2022. Leaks were detected after explosions were reported in suspected sabotage. (Swedish Coast Guard via Getty Images)
According to the Times, a review of the newly collected intelligence indicated the perpetrators were likely opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin, "but does not specify the members of the group, or who directed or paid for the operation."
The Swedish Coast Guard reported gas leaks in the Baltic Sea after explosions along Nord Stream in September. (Getty Images)
U.S. officials who reviewed the intelligence "have said that there are no firm conclusions" about the attack, "leaving open the possibility that the operation might have been conducted off the books by a proxy force with connections to the Ukrainian government or its security services," the Times reports.
Gas seen leaking into the Baltic Sea after Nord Stream suspected sabotage. (Getty Images )
Tuesday’s development comes after the White House last month dismissed a blog post from U.S. investigative journalist Seymour Hersh claiming President Biden had directed the attack.
The White House National Security Council, CIA and State Department also asserted the post was "utterly false and complete fiction," according to Reuters.