MOSCOW, September 30 – Novosti. The secret services of the West have previously engaged in sabotage on pipelines, Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev said in the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin program.
According to him, now “there is no evidence” that the West was involved in the incidents at Nord Stream. However, the Security Council has information that foreign intelligence services have previously engaged in this. Patrushev promised to publish them soon.
On Monday, terrorist attacks took place on two Russian gas export pipelines to Europe . According to information from the Danish and Swedish authorities , two gas leaks were discovered at Nord Stream and one at Nord Stream 2 near Bornholm Island. Germany , Denmark and Sweden do not rule out targeted sabotage.
The Nord Stream 1 operator Nord Stream AG, referring to the unprecedented state of emergency, refused to preliminarily estimate the repair time. The Kremlin called the incident an act of international terrorism.
The work of Nord Stream was suspended at the end of August due to problems with the repair of Siemens turbines caused by Western sanctions. However, the pipeline remained filled with gas. Nord Stream 2, completed in 2021 but never put into operation, was also already filled with fuel.
The Prosecutor General’s Office initiated the initiation of a case on an act of international terrorism.
