Allied Sabotage Condoned, Unity Frays

Poland’s prime minister publicly said Nord Stream 2’s problem was its construction, not its destruction, even as German prosecutors attribute the pipeline attack to Ukraine‑linked operatives. Endorsing a criminal strike on a partner’s critical infrastructure normalizes intra‑alliance law‑breaking and makes reciprocal political support harder. — Treating friendly‑state sabotage as acceptable erodes legal norms and mutual trust inside the EU/NATO, weakening collective action during war and energy crises.