State Department spokesman Ned Price said the US administration does not believe American journalist Seymour Hersh is linked to Russia, but rejects Washington’s conclusions that he was involved in sabotaging the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines. TASS.
At the briefing, he was asked if Hersh had implied ties to Russia in connection with the pipeline sabotage investigation.
“I am not implying. In other words, Russia tried to bring this narrative to life in order to disseminate this narrative in different ways.”
Price spoke with regret that the United States saw the “outright lies” told on the air attract a lot of attention from people around the world.
Former American journalist Seymour Hersh published The results of his own investigation into the pipeline sabotage, which he accused the US and Norway of sabotaging.
in the United States refuted participation in events.
On September 26, damage and gas leaks were recorded in three strings of Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2. Seismologists recorded two explosions along the gas pipelines. Russia’s FSB has filed a lawsuit over an international terrorist act. The Swedish prosecutor’s office launched an investigation into the events.
Nord Stream AG, the operator of the pipelines, said it is not yet possible to predict the timing of their restoration.
Russia and Turkey are working to create a gas hub from which Nord Streams can be transported.