Kiev is “absolutely not involved” in the attack on the “North Stream”. – #Kiev #absolutely #involved #attack #North #Stream
KYIV, March 7 (Reuters) – Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief aide said on Tuesday that Kyiv was “absolutely not involved” in the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines last year and has no knowledge of what happened.
In a New York Times report Tuesday USA citing officials, suggested that a pro-Ukrainian group was responsible for the September 2022 bombings, seven months after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Mykhailo Podoliak told Reuters: “Undoubtedly, Ukraine does not take part in exceeding the limit in the pipelines at all.” “It doesn’t make any sense.”
He added that of Ukraine doesn’t know exactly who was involved, but suggests that Russia’s attempts to destabilize the region may be to blame.
“Ukraine Starting from the first day of the construction of pipelines at the bottom of the Baltic Sea, he repeatedly drew the attention of Western partners to the sharply increased strategic risks that this project carries for the security of Europe,” Podoliak said. .
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2023-03-07 23:40:24
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