“There was an absolute beneficiary of this situation, of course, it is Washington ... The shutdown of the gas pipeline, to sum up what has been said by American officials over the past many years, will allow the United States to increase the supply of its liquefied natural gas to the European Union,” she said. Zakharov during the briefing.
At the same time, she stressed that this situation is unfavorable for European countries.
Zakharova also called what happened at Nord Stream a provocation and sabotage.
Earlier, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov admitted that the incident with a gas leak at the Nord Stream could be a terrorist attack.