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EXPLAINED: Russia accuses uk of directing nord stream blasts | Vintage Vibes

The ruptures on the Nord Stream pipelines have threatened to put the multibillion-dollar gas link permanently out of use [Danish Defence Command/Forsvaret Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters]

Russia has again accused the United Kingdom of carrying out attacks on the Nord Stream undersea gas pipelines, with Moscow saying it is considering what “further steps” to take over the alleged acts of sabotage.

“Our intelligence services have data indicating that British military specialists were directing and coordinating the attack,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday, without providing any evidence to support his claim.

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