Epopee of blaming Russia for gas leak will start soon, Lukashenka says

MOSCOW, 30 Sep — PRIME. “Some forces” will try to use the situation with Nord Stream to blame Russia for what happened, said Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

“A gas pipeline was blown up in the Baltic. The saga of blaming Russia will soon begin that it was Russia that blew up its gas pipeline so as not to supply gas to Europe. When Europe starts to freeze, they will start telling people there, in Europe, that Russia is to blame,” the Belarusian leader reports. Belt agency.

On Monday, terrorist attacks occurred simultaneously on two Russian gas export pipelines to Europe. Germany, Denmark and Sweden do not rule out targeted sabotage. The Russian side officially requested information from Denmark about the emergency at Nord Stream as soon as the incident became known. The Danish authorities notified Russia of the explosions at the site of the gas leak. The operator of Nord Stream, Nord Stream AG, reported that the emergency on gas pipelines was unprecedented, and it was impossible to estimate the timing of repairs.