Chinanews.com, February 16 (Xinhua) According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on the 16th, Russian Embassy Spokesperson Gilenko responded to US State Department Spokesperson Price's remarks on the "North Stream" explosion, saying that Russia does not allow damage to The situation for energy infrastructure is "muddy".
Data map: The "Beixi" natural gas pipeline leaked.
According to reports, Price previously stated that the United States rejected the accusation of sabotaging Russia's "North Stream" natural gas transportation system and left the investigation to the management of the country where the incident occurred.
In his latest statement posted on social media Telegram, Gillenko said, "The Russian side will not allow the situation of damage to critical energy infrastructure to be 'muddled', especially when they are ignorant of several unexploded explosives left on the seabed. in the case of."
Gillenko added that the Russian embassy characterized the incident as an "act of international terrorism" that required a "comprehensive and independent investigation".
He also suggested that Washington should turn its accusations against Moscow into a case "to at least try to prove that it was not involved in sabotaging the gas pipeline."
A few days ago, senior American reporter Seymour Hersh broke the news that in the summer of 2022, U.S. Navy divers installed explosives on the "North Stream" pipeline during a NATO exercise, and Norway started to detonate the explosives three months later.
After nine months of secret discussions with the national security working group, US President Biden decided to sabotage the "North Stream" pipeline.
Hersh said, "This kind of behavior can be called shooting yourself in the foot for no reason, which is extremely stupid."