He called the allegations “complete disinformation” that Washington was behind the sabotage of the gas pipelines. “We constantly voice this statement, and we will make it again when necessary in any form,” he said. TASS Price.
The State Department representative also noted that the explosions did not occur in the United States. “I will let our partners, in whose territory the explosion occurred, talk about the appropriate mechanisms for the investigation,” Price added.
Recall that the well-known American journalist, Seymour Hersh, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, published an article about his investigation of gas pipeline explosions. He claims that American divers planted explosives under Nord Stream in June 2022. At the same time, US President Joe Biden, out of fear, postponed the weakening of Nord Stream from June to September. Hersh also claims that Biden decided to sabotage, fearing that Germany would withdraw from the sanctions regime against the Russian Federation.
Russia is calling a meeting of the UN Security Council on February 22 on the sabotage of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines. Dmitry Polyansky, first deputy permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, announced this yesterday. The diplomat noted that the meeting is called in light of new information regarding the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
Meanwhile, Federation Council Deputy Chairman Konstantin Kosachev believes Biden must give an explanation under oath about the Nord Stream sabotage. “It is a procedure which, if not excludes, minimizes the possibility of lying, because the oath is taken on the Bible,” the politician said.
