MOSCOW, March 14 The United States is theoretically interested in such incidents as the Nord Stream explosions in order to supply its LNG to Europe, Putin said on the Rossiya channel 24″ in an interview with Pavel Zarubin.
«We must always look for those who are interested. And who is interested? Theoretically, the States are of course interested in stopping the supply of Russian energy carriers to the European market and supplying volumes of their own, including LNG, even if it is much, by 25-30 % more expensive than the Russian one,» Putin said.
Explosions occurred on September 26 last year on two gas pipelines from Russia to Europe at once — Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2. Germany, Denmark and Sweden did not rule out targeted sabotage. The operator of Nord Stream, Nord Stream AG, estimated that the state of emergency on gas pipelines was unprecedented and it was impossible to estimate the timing of repairs. The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia initiated a case on an act of international terrorism. -1857883445.html» data-title='Putin said that Nord Stream has a future'>