After his spokesman recently denied any involvement in the damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline, Russian President Vladimir Putin now wants nothing to do with it. Speculations about Russian involvement in this are ‘absolute nonsense’; he sees it as a diversion.
“These statements were made only to cover up the West’s terrorist attack on Nord Stream,” Putin said at a press conference in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit.
Seismologists speak of a possible explosion
A sudden pressure drop was noticed on Sunday in the Balticconnector gas pipeline, which connects Inkoo in Finland and Paldiski in Estonia. According to official information from Helsinki, the damage was caused by external influences. Seismologists recorded signs of a possible explosion near the line at the time of the damage.
Putin: I didn’t know it existed
When asked about Russian leadership in the case, Putin called it “absolute nonsense.” He didn’t even know about Balticconnector’s existence. In addition, the pipeline is small “and not as protected as our Nord Stream, so it could be anything, technical damage (damage), maybe an earthquake,” he said.
After the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, Putin claimed that the US or Britain were behind it. Russian gas flowed to Germany via pipelines.
Source: Krone
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