The Kremlin has stated it was ‘absurd’ to conclude thatRussia is behind the major gas leaks in the Baltic Sea.
European leaders said ‘deliberate actions’ caused the damage to the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines but did not divulge any further details about the outcome of a possible investigation.
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen said sabotage could not be ruled out and her words were also echoed by Sweden’s acting prime minister Magdalena Andersson.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rebuffed any suggestion his government might be behind the incident a few miles from Denmark.
‘It’s quite predictable and also predictably stupid to give voice to these kinds of narratives – predictably stupid and absurd,’ he told reporters today.
Mr Peskov stated this required to be examined, including that the timings for repair work of the harmed pipelines were unclear.
‘Before making any claims, we should wait for investigation into these ruptures, whether there was an explosion or not,’ the Russian main stressed out.
His remarks followed Ukraine reached to state the gas leakages were a ‘terrorist attack’ by Moscow.
Presidential advisor Mykhaylo Podolyak stated the damage to the pipelines was ‘an act of aggression’ towards the EU.
His allegation was likewise backed by Swedish financial expert Anders Aslund.
The author of ‘Russia’ s Crony Capitalism’ stated the ‘obvious culprit’ in the Nord Stream surges seems the Main Directorate of Deep Research or GUGI as it is understood in Russia.
Mr Aslund included: ‘These surges recommend that Russia is spreading out the war, however simply to the border of NATO (Denmark) and quickly to be NATO (Sweden).
‘This operation spreads fear that other cables and pipelines will be blown up as well.’
Nord Stream AG, the operator of the network, stated on Tuesday that 3 of 4 overseas lines of the gas pipeline system continual ‘unprecedented’ damage in one day.
Nord Stream 1 has actually reported a substantial pressure drop brought on by the gas leakage on both lines of the gas pipeline, while Nord Stream 2 stated that a sharp pressure drop in line A was signed up on Monday.
President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, also referred to the incident as ‘sabotage’ in a tweet last night.
She added: ‘Paramount to now investigate the incidents, get full clarity on events and why.
‘Any deliberate disruption of active European energy infrastructure is unacceptable and will lead to the strongest possible response.’
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