The Kremlin on Tuesday (November 1st) 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 is involved in a sabotage, a terrorist attack against (this) vital energy infrastructure, not Russian, but international”continued Dmitry Peskov. “Such actions cannot be left (unanswered). We will think about what action to take”he added, denouncing the “unacceptable silence of European capitals”.
UK denounces ‘false claims’
The Russian army had already accused London on Saturday of being involved in the leaks that occurred on Nord Stream. The allegations came after a Ukrainian drone attack on its Black Sea fleet in Crimea, the planning of which Moscow also blamed on “British experts”.
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The British Defense had denounced “false claims” of Moscow intended according to her to “To divert attention”. 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.
