October 2, 2022 22:31
Douglas McGregor, a former adviser to the US defense secretary in the administration of former President Donald Trump, said that the United States and Britain may be behind the explosions of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, the Russian “TASS” news agency reported on Sunday.
According to the Russian agency, MacGregor said in a conversation with Andrew Napolitano, presenter of the Internet podcast “Gadding Freedom”, that “it must be considered who are the government agencies that have the capabilities to do this. This means the British Royal Navy and the US Navy. I think that is clear.” very”.
He also referred to a post by Radoslaw Sikorski, the former Polish foreign minister who held the position from 2077 to 2014, in which he thanked the United States on his Twitter page for the disruption of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines.
The former Pentagon adviser described the idea that Moscow was behind the incident as unreasonable.
“The Russians don’t do this,” he said, adding that Germany’s involvement in the incident was “totally unlikely” as well.
Four Nord Stream pipeline leaks were detected, the latest of which was identified by the Swedish Coast Guard.
Western countries accused Russia of being behind the leaks in Nordstream Lines 1 and 2, which pass under the Baltic Sea.
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded by blaming the West for the leak, referring to Britain and the United States, saying, “They have resorted to sabotage. Incredibly, but real. By orchestrating explosions on Nord Stream international gas pipelines… they have already begun to destroy European infrastructure.” Shared Energy.
Source: agencies
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