Moscow maintains its course.
The Kremlin on Tuesday again accused the United Kingdom of being behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea at the end of September, built to transport Russian gas to Europe.
"Our intelligence services have evidence to suggest that the attack was directed and coordinated by British military specialists," Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
"There is evidence that Britain is involved in a sabotage, a terrorist attack against (these) vital energy infrastructure, not Russian, but international," he continued.
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On Saturday, the Russian army had already accused London of being involved in the leaks that occurred on the two gas pipelines, after a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian Black Sea fleet, the planning of which Moscow also attributed to "British experts". » installed in Ukraine.
"Representatives of a British Navy unit were involved in the planning, logistics and implementation of the terrorist act," she said.
“Such actions cannot be left (unanswered).
We are going to think about the measures to be taken”, added Peskov, denouncing the “unacceptable silence of European capitals”.
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As of Saturday, the British Defense had castigated "false assertions" from Moscow intended to "divert attention".
Paris had defended its British ally, accusing Moscow of accusing without proof.
As of Tuesday, no further evidence has been provided, despite Peskov's claims.
Carrying out additional investigations
On September 26, four large leaks were detected on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines off the Danish island of Bornholm, two in the Swedish economic zone and two in Denmark's.
Preliminary underwater inspections had reinforced suspicions of sabotage, as the leaks had been preceded by explosions.
Last week, Sweden ordered further investigations into the damage.
Organized at the initiative of the armed forces, they are independent of the ongoing judicial inquiry.
We do not yet know the conclusions.
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Dmitry Peskov said the Kremlin was awaiting an expert damage assessment and no decision had yet been made on the future of the two pipelines.