Main takeway from WSJ report; Ukraine Ambassador to UK blew up NS, he denies it. Zelensky flip-flopped on the idea, CIA knew it was being planned and Germany is too afraid to blame Ukraine.
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WSJ: "In May of 2022, a handful of senior Ukrainian military officers and businessmen had gathered to toast their country’s remarkable success in halting the Russian invasion. Buoyed by alcohol and patriotic fervor, somebody suggested a radical next step: destroying Nord Stream."

"Now, for the first time, the outlines of the real story can be told. The Ukrainian operation cost around $300,000, according to people who participated in it. It involved a small rented yacht with a six-member crew, including trained civilian divers. One was a woman, whose presence helped create the illusion they were a group of friends on a pleasure cruise."

👉Zelensky initially approved the plan, but later, when CIA learned of it and asked him to pull the plug, he ordered a halt. Zaluzhny, who was leading the effort, ignored Zelensky's order to halt the operation.

👉“An attack of this scale is a sufficient reason to trigger the collective defense clause of NATO, but our critical infrastructure was blown up by a country that we support with massive weapons shipments and billions in cash,” said a senior German official.

Cherry on top of this shit cake:
German investigators had "one lucky break. In rushing to leave Germany, the sabotage crew neglected to wash the Andromeda, allowing German detectives to find traces of explosives, fingerprints and DNA samples of the crew."