Published 23:07 IST, September 28th 2022

Russia asks US President Joe Biden point-blank if America sabotaged Nord Stream

Russia’s FM Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova demanded Joe Biden answer as to whether the US had acted on its threat over Nord Stream following purported sabotage

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Russia’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova demanded President of United States, Joe Biden, issue a reply as to wher US h acted on its threat over Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.  

Taking to her Telegram, Zakharova stated, “US President Joe Biden must answer question of wher United States carried out its threat on September 25 and 26 when an emergency was reported at three lines of Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2, which has been preliminarily recognized as ruptures, whereas he suggested those were blown up.” 

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Russian diplomat also posted a video in which US President delivers speech in question.  

"His statement of intent was backed up with a promise. One must be responsible for one’s words. Failure to understand what one says does not absolve anyone of responsibility. Europe must know truth!" Russia’s foreign ministry spokesperson emphasized.  

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Emergencies on Nord Stream 1 & 2  

Nord Stream AG reported "unprecedented damage" on Monday that affected three lines of Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines. damage was firstly identified along Nord Stream 2 near Danish Island of Bornholm, following which two more leaks were discovered.   

Denmark’s Energy Agency stated that a large amount of natural gas h streamed out. Naval vessels and Aircraft were vised to stay at least five miles away from site of mishap.  

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Swiss seismologists later revealed that two explosions h been recorded along routes of both pipelines on Monday, reported TASS. Ursula von der Leyen, President of European Commission slammed incidents as ‘sabotage’ and issued a warning that “any deliberate disruption is unacceptable (and) will le to strongest possible response”.  

Kremlin demands furr investigation into incident  

Moscow has called for furr investigation into what exactly unfolded at Nord Stream gas pipelines. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that it was essential to investigate what exactly transpired at gas pipelines in order to understand who benefits from it before drawing judgments about causes of emergencies, reported TASS.  

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“I just want to urge everyone to think before making any declarations, we still need to wait until breaches are studied, to determine wher it was an explosion or not,” he said.  

Kremlin spokesperson furr stated that Denmark and Sweden could prove helpful in determining cause of emergencies at pipelines claiming that y “have a lot of surveillance equipment re.”  

Stressing on question of ‘access’ to pipelines, Peskov stated, “In ory, no one could approach se pipes without being spotted in observation area by this equipment.”  

"Do you remember statements of President of United States, me back in early February, when he promised to get rid of Nord Stream 2,” Peskov informed reporters, as per TASS.  

Peskov seemed to repeat same narrative presented by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, who h posted on her Telegram stating “Joe Biden said that Nord Stream would be finished if Russia inved Ukraine”.  

Meanwhile, Maria Zakharova furr revealed that Russia intends to convene an official UNSC meeting regarding incidents of leaks in Nord Stream 1 and 2.

23:07 IST, September 28th 2022