He explained - in his speech to the "Beyond the News" program (9/28/2022) - that if Russia wants to impose additional pressure on Europe in the field of energy, it has other ways, including attempts to close the gas that passes through Ukraine and Poland.
He also indicated that Russia can stop liquefied gas to Finland, considering that the damage to the gas pipeline prevents Russian President Vladimir Putin's chances of bartering, and makes Russia not benefit from this sabotage.
This came in response to the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy Coordinator, Josep Borrell, that the gas leak in the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea was likely the result of a sabotage act, and he promised in this regard what he called a strong and unified response to that, and the same direction Other European bodies went to him, including the Danish Minister of Defense.
intentional accident
For his part, a researcher at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Jack Sharples, stressed that it was not an accident or a technical malfunction, but rather a deliberate accident, explaining that the work of the pipes and their high durability makes the story of being affected by ships out of the question, and may even cause them to be disrupted by a deliberate explosion. .
For her part, the economic expert and researcher specialized in European affairs, Najat Abdel-Haq, explained that the damage to the pipes is very large, and it is believed that one of them was damaged by a fracture, which makes the repair process very complicated and requires analysis of underwater radars and monitoring of the movement of ships in these areas.
She pointed out that the Russian side is affected in turn by this incident, because it will stop pumping gas through these pipelines, explaining that the world is entering a new phase of the conflict over energy, as the infrastructure was not threatened as it is now.
In turn, Russian media indicated that the UN Security Council will hold a session next Friday, at its invitation, to discuss the issue of Nord Stream and indicated that it had launched an investigation into the “Nord Stream” gas leak, as a case of international terrorism, and described the assumptions about its involvement in the incident as expected and stupid. and silly.
The Russian Federal Prosecutor's Office also said that the targeting of Nord Stream I and II lines was deliberate, and that it caused great damage to Russia.
Moscow had confirmed its determination to participate in any investigation into the Nord Stream incident, and was awaiting additional information from Denmark and Sweden in this regard.
Moscow added - according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov - that the leak is unprecedented and requires investigation, and that no hypothesis about it, including the hypothesis of sabotage, can be ruled out.