Russia Blames US for Nord Stream Blasts, Threatens Consequences
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Russia blamed the US for explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines and warned of a response from Moscow, after an American investigative journalist published an article alleging the Biden administration had attacked the gas transportation network.
“Our assumption was that the US and several NATO allies were involved in this disgusting crime,” Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters in Moscow on Thursday, saying the report by Seymour Hersh wasn’t a surprise for Russia. Ryabkov threatened unspecified “consequences” for Washington, the state RIA Novosti news service reported.