Russia accuses the UK of “directing and coordinating” the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines

Russia accused this Tuesday United Kingdom of “direct and coordinate” the explosions that in September caused leaks in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, built to transport Russian gas to Europe.

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“Our intelligence services have evidence to suggest that the attack was directed and coordinated by British military specialists,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov told reporters.

“There is evidence that Britain is involved in a sabotage, a terrorist attack against (these) vital energy infrastructures, not Russian, but international,” Peskov added.

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“Such actions cannot go (unanswered). We will reflect on the measures to be taken”, pointed out after denouncing “the unacceptable silence of European capitals”.

The Russian military had accused London on Saturday of being involved in the Nord Stream gas leaks.

Such accusations came after a Ukrainian drone attack on its Black Sea fleet in Crimea, the planning of which Moscow also attributed to “British experts”.

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The British Defense had denounced the “false claims” of Moscow destined, according to her, to “divert attention”

On September 26, four major leaks were detected in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines off the Danish island of Bornholm, two in the Swedish economic zone and two in Denmark.

Preliminary underwater inspections reinforced suspicions of sabotage, as the leaks were preceded by explosions.

The Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia with Germany have been at the center of geopolitical tensions for years, aggravated by Moscow’s decision to cut gas supplies to Europe.

Source: Elcomercio

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