Putin's calling the 'unprecedented sabotage' of the Nord Stream pipeline an 'act of international terrorism'
, that the damage is the"result of deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage." It has threatened to retaliate, stating:"Any deliberate attack against Allies' critical infrastructure would be met with a united and determined response."
The finger-pointing continues, with Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov saying the damage to Nord Stream appeared to be due to state-sponsored terrorism,"This looks like an act of terrorism, possibly on a state level," said Peskov, according to Reuters."It is very difficult to imagine that such an act of a terrorism could have happened without the involvement of a state of some kind.
Russia's foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a pro-Kremlin online broadcast Thursday, the US would benefit from the leaks because it would be able to export more liquefied natural gas if the pipelines couldn't work, perThe leaks had happened in areas"fully under the control of US intelligence," Zakharova told Soloviev Live, according to the news agency."It happened in the trade and economic zones of Denmark and Sweden.
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