DISINFO: Anglo-Saxons are responsible for the Nord Stream explosions

DISINFORMATION CASE DETAILS

  • Outlet: newsua.ru ( archive, original )
  • Date of publication: October 05, 2022
  • Article language(s): Russian
  • Countries / regions discussed: US, UK

DISINFO: Anglo-Saxons are responsible for the Nord Stream explosions

SUMMARY

The intelligence services of Anglo-Saxon states are behind the explosions of gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2.

RESPONSE

Disinformation alleging that the U.S. or the UK are responsible for the leaks in Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.

There is no evidence that the US, the UK or any other NATO/EU state is responsible for the explosions and the leaks. Denmark, Sweden and Germany have started investigations to establish the cause of the leaks. Denmark and Sweden, in whose exclusive economic zones the leaks took place, are going to inspect the sites of the leaks after the gas stops pouring out. This is the first step in determining what caused the leaks.

Now, pro-Kremlin media are promoting a number of different claims alleging that the leaks benefit the U.S., Poland and Ukraine, which is similar to the Kremlin's disinformation campaign in the situation with MH-17.

See more disinformation cases related to Nord Stream: the US is instigating war in Ukraine to boycott the NS2 project; Nord Stream 2 is the only guarantee of Europe's energy security; the EU's gas problems are a result of its fight for "energy independence".

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