The Kremlin does not rule out "sabotage" as a cause of Nord Stream damage
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it did not rule out sabotage as the cause of damage to the Nord Stream pipeline network that Russia is building in the Baltic Sea.
The pipeline operator said earlier in the day that three offshore lines had suffered "unprecedented" damage in a single day.
Asked if sabotage was the cause of the damage, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters: "No option can be ruled out at the moment."
He added that the Kremlin is deeply concerned about this incident, which requires an immediate investigation into its circumstances because it is an energy security issue.
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