Nord Stream: Russia accuses UK of ‘coordinating’ sabotage


London would be involved in the explosions of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, according to Russia. The British denounce “false information”.





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Lhe Kremlin on Tuesday accused the United Kingdom of being behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in September, built to transport Russian gas to Europe. “Our intelligence services have evidence to suggest that the attack was directed and coordinated by British military specialists,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

“There is evidence that Britain was involved in sabotage, a terrorist attack on [ces] vital energy infrastructure, not Russian, but international,” continued Dmitry Peskov. “Such actions cannot be left [sans réponse]. We are going to think about the measures to be taken”, he added, denouncing the “unacceptable silence of European capitals”.

“False claims” from Moscow

The Russian army had already accused London on Saturday of being involved in the leaks that occurred on Nord Stream. These allegations came after a Ukrainian drone attack on its Black Sea fleet in Crimea, which Moscow also blamed on “British experts” for planning. The British Defense had denounced “false assertions” of Moscow intended according to it to “divert attention”.

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On September 26, four large leaks had been detected on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines off the Danish island of Bornholm, two in the Swedish economic zone and two in that of Denmark. Preliminary underwater inspections had reinforced suspicions of sabotage, as the leaks had been preceded by explosions. The Nord Stream gas pipelines that link Russia to Germany have been at the heart of geopolitical tensions for years, heightened after Moscow’s decision to cut off gas supplies to Europe. Out of service, however, they contained gas when they were damaged.


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