MOSCOW, October 3. /TASS/. Given that Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline has been disabled, this serves as the perfect opportunity for the US to sell more of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) at a higher price, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.
When asked who President Vladimir Putin had in mind when accusing the Anglo-Saxons of sabotage at the Nord Stream, Peskov replied: "Given the circumstances, there are certain parties, or a party that, when these lines [of the pipeline] are disabled, get the opportunity to sell more of its liquefied gas at a higher price. This party is well known, namely, the United States of America."
"There are also countries that have the military-technological capabilities to carry out [an act of] sabotage like this," he added, emphasizing that the list of these nations is well known to experts.
The Kremlin official stressed that there are a number of countries that are not interested in stopping the function of these gas pipelines at all.
"These are European countries that lack any backup route for gas supplies, which the economy needs so much. There are countries selling this gas that lose the opportunity to sell significant volumes of gas, such as Russia," Putin’s press secretary pointed out, noting that the entire list is transparent and the circumstances of each of the mentioned parties are understandable.
"In addition, you heard the statement from the head of our Foreign Intelligence Service [Sergey] Naryshkin, who spoke about certain information that they have, but this information is not for public disclosure," the Kremlin spokesman stressed.