A total of 4 gas leaks were discovered last month in the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Denmark and Sweden.
Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin pointed the finger at the United States and its allies for blowing up the two pipelines, an accusation denied by the White House.
Peskov said that “there is a party, or a party that would”, in light of the disruption of Russian gas pipelines, be able to sell more liquefied natural gas at a higher price, “and this party is known,” as he put it.
Peskov did not mention who the Kremlin believed to be responsible for the spills, but said, “There are also countries that have the military technical capabilities to carry out these sabotage acts.”
In the eyes of the Kremlin, it will not be in the interest of European countries as gas buyers, and Russia as sellers of gas, to disrupt the gas infrastructure.
A senior Russian official said on Sunday that it was technically feasible to repair Nord Stream’s gas pipelines, but Peskov said Monday that assessments at the sea floor must be done first to make sure it can be repaired.
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