The Kremlin: Sabotage cannot be ruled out as a cause of Nord Stream damage

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it did not rule out sabotage as a cause of damage to the Nord Stream pipeline network built by Russia in the Baltic Sea.

The pipeline operator said on Tuesday that three offshore lines had suffered “unprecedented” damage in a single day.

Asked if sabotage was the cause of the damage, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a conference call with reporters, “No option can be ruled out at the moment.”

He added that the Kremlin is deeply concerned about this incident, which requires an immediate investigation because it is an issue of energy security on the “whole continent.”