'These incidents are not a coincidence and affect us all.'
While Borrell did not name a culprit, he added that "safety and environmental concerns are of utmost priority. These incidents are not a coincidence and affect us all."“All available information indicates those leaks are the result of a deliberate act," Borrell added.
“We will support any investigation aimed at getting full clarity on what happened and why, and will take further steps to increase our resilience in energy security.” “Any deliberate disruption of European energy infrastructure is utterly unacceptable and will be met with a robust and united response.”on Wednesday that he believes the leaks were a result of sabotage most likely by Russia.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that Russia could be behind the leaks as "quite predictable and also predictably stupid,"
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