Russia renewed accusations on Tuesday that the United Kingdom was behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September, which were built to transport Russian gas to Europe.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the press that the intelligence services have evidence indicating that the attack was supervised and coordinated by British military experts, stressing that Britain was "involved in sabotage and terrorist attack against vital energy infrastructure; it is not Russian but international."
Peskov stressed that "these actions cannot be left without a response," and said, "We will think about the measures that will be taken."
The presidential spokesman denounced the "unacceptable silence of European capitals", calling on European countries to analyze the evidence and information provided by Russia, regarding Britain's involvement in "this terrorist act."
The Russian Ministry of Defense had previously accused London last Saturday of being involved in sabotaging the two pipelines, and explained that “according to the available information, personnel of the British Navy participated in planning, supporting and carrying out a terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on September 26 this year by blowing up the Nord gas pipelines.” Stream 1 and 2".
The accusations came after an attack by Ukrainian drones on the Russian fleet in the Black Sea in the Crimea, which Moscow attributed the planning to British experts.
The Kremlin promised that Britain's participation in the attack against the ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet would not remain unpunished.
On the other hand, the British Ministry of Defense condemned the "false information" issued by Moscow, which sought to "divert attention from its disastrous management of the illegal invasion of Ukraine."
On September 26, 4 leaks were detected in Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines off the Danish island of Burnham;
Two of them were in the Swedish Economic Zone, and the other two were in the Danish Economic Zone.
Initial underwater inspections reinforced suspicions of sabotage;
Because of the explosions that preceded the leak.