Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was asked by journalists about the latest anonymously sourced reports in Western media suggesting that a “pro-Ukrainian group” may have been behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, reportedly using a yacht belonging to a Polish-based company owned by two Ukrainians. RT reported that “Western media reports which exonerate NATO state actors from involvement in the explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines have the hallmarks of a synchronized misinformation campaign. Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said it looked like an attempt to deflect attention from the real culprits. The anonymously sourced reports emerged just a few days after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Washington, where he met with U.S. President Joe Biden, and other officials.”
“Obviously, those who have masterminded the [Nord Stream] attack want to divert attention. Obviously, this is a coordinated media hoax campaign,” Peskov told RIA Novosti. “This is not just strange. It smells like a monstrous crime. At least, the shareholder countries of the pipelines and the UN should demand an urgent transparent investigation, which would involve all parties that could shed light [on the incident],” he said.
