Moscow blames a “special state service” for the explosions that destroyed Nord Stream gas pipelines that link Russia to Europe, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
He said he did not believe a separate pro-Ukrainian group was responsible.
“You see the simultaneous release of materials in different countries,” Peskov said. “The Anglo-Saxons are bustling: [the explosion] clearly made their relationship with Germany uncomfortable.”
He added: “As for the pro-Ukrainian Doctor Evil: this is really hard to believe. Only a special state service, which are few, could have performed such a complicated task.”
He warned that one should not be distracted by secondary hypotheses. “We demand a transparent international investigation Russia has access to.”
As for Russia potentially being behind the attack, he said, “only an inflamed brain could come up with the idea that Russia, as one of the main project’s shareholders, would chop off its own leg”.
Source: Economy - ft.com
