Naryshkin’s statements are the most direct accusation against the West by a senior Russian official, but he did not address the evidence that Russia possesses.
The Russian President said Vladimir PutinThursday, if "Unprecedented sabotage" In the two Nord Stream pipelines is "An act of international terrorism".
and achieve European Union In the cause of leaks in my line Nord Stream Pipes 1 and 2, and says he suspects the damage off the coasts of Denmark and Sweden was caused by sabotage.
Since the cracks were first discovered earlier this week, officials in Moscow have hinted that the US-led West may be behind the attack.
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Washington would benefit from the disruption of pipelines.
It should be noted that the Nord Stream 1 or 2 lines were not in operation when the cracks were detected, but they contain gas.
She said Nord Stream Company AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, said it expected the gas leak to stop by Monday, but was unable to reach the area to assess the extent of the damage.
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The Russian Tass news agency quoted Naryshkin as accusing the West of doing “everything in its power” to cover up the perpetrators of what it described. Moscow that “A terrorist attackOn the pipeline.
Naryshkin’s statements are the most direct accusation against the West by a senior Russian official, but he did not address the evidence that Russia possesses.
The Russian President said Vladimir PutinOn Thursday, the “unprecedented sabotage” of the two Nord Stream pipelines was an “act of international terrorism.”
and achieve European Union In the cause of leaks in my line Nord Stream Pipes 1 and 2, and says he suspects the damage off the coasts of Denmark and Sweden was caused by sabotage.
Since the cracks were first discovered earlier this week, officials in Moscow have hinted that the US-led West may be behind the attack.
On Thursday, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Washington would benefit from the disruption of pipelines.
It should be noted that the Nord Stream 1 or 2 lines were not in operation when the cracks were detected, but they contain gas.
She said Nord Stream Company AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, said it expected the gas leak to stop by Monday, but was unable to reach the area to assess the extent of the damage.