Go to media bankRussian Ambassador to Italy Sergey Razov. File photoROME, 7 Oct. Russian Ambassador to Italy Sergey Razov attributed the «influence of Russophobic propaganda» to speculation about Russia's involvement in the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
"Now there are these speculation that the Russians themselves blew up their gas pipeline. I understand that under the influence of Russophobic propaganda, people may have different opinions about the Russians, about the leaders of Russia, but I assure you that we don’t have idiots,” he said on Thursday evening, speaking on a political program on the Italian TV channel Rai1 .
Speaking about the plans of European partners to refuse Russian supplies, Razov said that he did not understand «what is the problem with Russian gas.» «For 50 years, gas has been supplied to Europe and Italy on a stable basis, no problems. And we were ready to continue supply it. But then Italy and the allies decided to get rid of dependence on Russian gas. It's not our choice, it's yours,» the Russian ambassador said. stream 2″. Germany, Denmark and Sweden do not rule out targeted sabotage. The operator of Nord Stream, Nord Stream AG, reported that the emergency on gas pipelines was unprecedented and it was impossible to estimate the timing of repairs. Gazprom announced on October 3 that the pressure in the damaged strings of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines had stabilized, gas leaks had stopped, and gas is pumped out of another line of Nord Stream 2 to check its integrity. In turn, the Swedish Coast Guard on that day stated that a «smaller» leak from Nord Stream 2 was continuing and even slightly increasing. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office initiated the initiation of a case on an act of international terrorism. Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said that the Danish government was determined to refuse Russia's participation in the investigation of the sabotage and the identification of those responsible. As stated by Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, only if Russia is involved in the investigation of the terrorist attacks on Nord Stream can it be considered reliable and objective. October 5, 08:58 Zakharova said on air: Denmark's accusations against the Russian Federation on Nord Stream are hypocritical