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Russia’s FM Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova demanded Joe Biden answer as to whether the US had acted on its threat over Nord Stream following purported sabotage
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https://twitter.com/BonicMichael/status/1575693681603973120?s=20&t=0Un41hWpPJfqht8vvTIVqQ

3/This is Russia's PRELIMINARY response:
"Taking to her Telegram, Zakharova stated, “US President Joe Biden must answer the question of whether the United States carried out its threat on September 25 and 26 when an emergency was reported at three lines of Nord Stream 1 and Nord

4/"Stream 2, which has been preliminarily recognized as ruptures, whereas he suggested those were blown up.

Kremlin demands further investigation into the incident:  
Moscow has called for further investigation into what exactly unfolded at the Nord Stream gas pipelines. Kremlin

5/"spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday that it was essential to investigate what exactly transpired at the gas pipelines in order to understand who benefits from it before drawing judgments about the causes of the emergencies, reported TASS.
“I just want to urge

6/"everyone to think before making any declarations, we still need to wait until the breaches are studied, to determine whether it was an explosion or not,” he said."

7/If it's discovered that the breaches were in fact explosions resulting from SABOTAGE, the roof will be blown off the International Order. The US sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines will be declared an "Act of War", Germany will exit the EU followed by others who sever ties w/

8/America and God knows how Russia will react. Biden's admission - his "PROMISE" - could become one of history's greatest blunders. If you're a head of state and you plan to sabotage your adversaries pipeline, you DON'T tell the world about it. American arrogance could lead to

9/the end of the 'American experiment'. Let's hope it doesn't.

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