Russia says that while there is still no conclusive evidence, it is very likely that evidence will be found that Ukraine planted explosives near a pipeline in Serbia carrying Russian gas to Hungary, Reuters reports.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who faces a tough re-election race this Sunday, convened an emergency defense council yesterday after explosives were found near the TurkStream gas pipeline in Serbia.
Orban said Ukraine has sought for years to cut off Europe from Russian energy, although he did not directly blame Kiev for the incident. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry rejected any attempt to link the country to the explosive.
"The situation is potentially very dangerous. This is a key energy artery that is currently operating under extreme pressure. And before that, as we know, the Kiev regime was directly involved in similar acts of sabotage against critical energy infrastructure," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
"It is very likely that this time too signs of the Kiev regime's involvement will be found," he added, pointing out that Moscow hopes that Budapest and Belgrade will act to minimize the threat.
"We also hope that during the recent talks of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara, the head of the Kiev regime was informed that such aggressive actions against the infrastructure of the "South Stream" and "Blue Stream" pipelines are unacceptable", added Peskov.