The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said that the new EU regulation affecting gas supplies from the Russian Federation and Belarus cannot harm the Russian economy and will have a boomerang effect on those who initiated it. He made this statement the next day To inform.
“This is a new attempt to create a fraudulent legal scheme that will undermine the competitiveness of our country’s economy. “They will not be able to achieve this,” he emphasized.
The new EU document will allow member states of the union to impose national restrictions on natural gas supplies from the Russian Federation and Belarus.
Before that Zakharova statedDenmark rejected Russian legal assistance regarding Nordic Streams.
On September 26, 2022, damage and gas leaks were recorded on three lines of Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2. Seismologists recorded two explosions along the route of gas pipelines. The Russian FSB opened a case regarding the act of international terrorism. The Swedish Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into the events.
American journalist Seymour Hersh published a new article on the Substack platform on the afternoon of September 26. Correspondent saidIt was stated that US citizens involved in the bombing of Nord Stream natural gas pipelines destroyed all documents related to the operation. He also explained that not all important information about the explosion was entered into the computers.
According to Hersh, the reasons for blowing up gas pipelines were: there was fear US President Joe Biden’s administration will lose influence over Germany and other European countries. The journalist explained that the operation of Nord Stream could bring Germany under Russian influence due to the affordable prices of oil and other natural resources.
Formerly Ministry of Economic Development guess Reduction in demand for oil and gas from the Russian Federation until 2050.