# On Who Blew Up Nord Stream: A Conversation with Author Bojan Pancevski

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Podcast: [New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-russian-and-eurasian-studies-313261)
Published: 2026-07-28T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The September, 2022 attack on the Nord Stream pipelines transporting Russian gas to Germany was perhaps the greatest single act of sabotage in modern history. In The Nord Stream Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Explosions that Shook the World (Henry Holt, 2026), Bojan Pancevski makes a compelling case that the culprit was an intrepid team of Ukrainian intelligence agents, military personnel and civilian divers. In our conversation, he explains how he came to this conclusion. And we touch on the wider issue of what Pancevski calls the “Cossack spirit,” at the heart of the determination of courageous and resourceful Ukrainians to resist, by all means available, Moscow’s efforts to subdue Ukraine. Pancevski is the chief European political correspondent of The Wall Street Journal and has considerable experience covering Ukraine. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

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