The Kremlin said on Monday (6) that, although there was still no conclusive evidence, it was highly likely that evidence would be found that Ukraine had planted explosives near a gas pipeline in Serbia that transports Russian gas to Hungary.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán — who faces a tough re-election race on Sunday — convened an emergency defense council on Sunday (5), after explosives were found near the TurkStream gas pipeline in Serbia.
Orbán said Ukraine had tried for years to cut off Europe’s access to Russian energy, although he did not directly blame Kiev for the incident. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry rejected any attempt to link it to the explosive.
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‘The situation is potentially very dangerous. It is an artery of vital energy, which is currently operating under extreme pressure. And before that, as we know, the Kiev regime was directly involved in such acts of sabotage against critical energy infrastructure, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“It is very likely that this time signs of the Kiev regime’s involvement will also be found,” he added, saying that Moscow expects Budapest and Belgrade to act to minimize the threat.
‘We also hope that during the recent talks that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held in Ankara, the head of the Kiev regime was informed that such aggressive actions against the infrastructure of the South Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines are unacceptable.’
