Journalist Accuses US of Sabotaging Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
White House says blog post on Nord Stream explosion 'utterly false'
The White House on Wednesday dismissed a blog post by a U.S. investigative journalist alleging the United States was behind explosions of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as "utterly false and complete fiction."
Reuters has not corroborated the report, published by U.S. investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, which said an attack was carried out last September at the direction of President Joe Biden.
US has questions to answer over Nord Stream blasts, Russia says
The United States has questions to answer over its alleged role in explosions that destroyed the undersea Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, Russia’s foreign ministry says.
It was commenting on a blog post published earlier on Wednesday by respected American journalist Seymour Hersh that accused the US military of involvement in the blasts and alleged President Joe Biden green-lighted the operation.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called on the White House to address the “facts” presented by Hersh.
White House denies report that US blew up Nord Stream pipelines
The White House on Wednesday denied a new report from controversial investigative reporter Seymour Hersh that the United States was behind the attacks on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines linking Russia to Germany.