US Can’t Explain What Happened To Nord Stream — Russia

Washington hasn’t responded to Moscow’s demand to explain what happened to the Nord Stream pipelines after veteran journalist Seymour Hersh published a bombshell report blaming the US for destroying the key gas route, high-ranking Russian diplomat Konstantin Gavrilov has said.

“We haven’t received any clarification yet, and it’s unlikely that we’ll ever get any,” he told Izvestia newspaper on Monday. “There’ll be nothing new [from the US],” added the official, who heads Russia’s delegation at the Vienna talks on military security and arms control.

Gavrilov said he was surprised by the behavior of the EU nations most affected by the sabotage of crucial energy infrastructure, which was built to deliver Russian gas to Europe through Germany.