The geopolitical tension between East and West just took a darker turn. On Thursday, Fox News host Jesse Watters suggested that Russia’s ambitious Power of Siberia 2 pipeline to China might face the same fate as the sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines—blown up to derail Moscow’s energy ambitions.
“Putin’s putting down a big old pipeline to China. It’s supposed to be finished next decade and supply 15% of China’s energy. Russia and China are growing closer. Someone might have to bomb that pipeline like Nord Stream,” Watters told viewers, raising eyebrows with the blunt suggestion.
The $50 billion project, set to supply up to 50 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually, marks Russia’s pivot toward Asia after losing major European customers amid the Ukraine war and Western sanctions. Moscow insists the deal with Beijing is mutually beneficial and market-based, even offering China lower prices due to easier logistics.
Yet Watters’ comment reignites memories of the Nord Stream sabotage in September 2022, when undersea explosions severely damaged the Baltic pipelines. Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has suggested U.S. intelligence orchestrated the attack during Biden’s administration, though Washington officially denied involvement. At the time, Biden warned that any Russian invasion of Ukraine would put the pipelines “out of service.”
The mere mention of potential sabotage highlights the fragile, high-stakes world of energy politics, where pipelines are not just infrastructure—they are weapons, leverage, and symbols of power. With Russia and China deepening energy cooperation, the international community is left wondering: could history repeat itself under the shadow of escalating global tensions?
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