Go to media bankASTANA, Oct 13 Russia doesn't tend to shoot itself in the foot, said Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the words of Vladimir Zelensky about Moscow's «plans» to strike at its gas transport infrastructure. «We don't tend to shoot ourselves in the foot,» the Kremlin spokesman emphasized. to strike at their own gas transportation infrastructure in order to blame Kyiv for this. According to the head of the former Soviet republic, Moscow wants, under this pretext, to disable the gas transmission system of Ukraine by retaliatory strikes, cutting off gas supplies to Europe, and forcing Brussels to put Nord Stream 2 into operation. Gas leaks at Nord Stream and Nord Stream — 2″ was discovered on September 26 in four places at once. According to the operator Nord Stream AG, the accident is unprecedented and it is impossible to estimate the timeframe for repairs. The authorities of Germany, Denmark and Sweden did not rule out sabotage as the cause of the emergency. The General Prosecutor's Office of Russia initiated the initiation of a case on an act of international terrorism. President Vladimir Putin stressed that «the ultimate beneficiary of this crime is well known to everyone.» He called the attack on gas pipelines an act of international terrorism. In his opinion, the purpose of the sabotage is to undermine the energy security of the entire continent. in case of continued attacks
