The Kremlin accused Ukraine of an attack on the "TurkStream" gas pipeline, defining this step as "energy terrorism," Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
Russia said today that it had shot down 9 Ukrainian drones that tried to attack part of the infrastructure of the "TurkStream", through which Moscow sends gas to Turkey and Europe.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the CEO of "Gazprom" Alexey Miller discussed the incident with his Turkish colleagues.
"This is a new, very dangerous for European consumers link in the chain of actions to carry out explosions, organize the carrying out of explosions, sabotage against "Nord Stream". This is the suspension of gas transit, the shutdown of compressor stations in Sudzha, etc.", Peskov said, quoted by TASS.
He accused Kiev of carrying out "energy terrorism", adding that this is happening "under the leadership of its overseas friends".