President of Russia
Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the
Russian Energy Week International Forum. The topic of the panel discussion is
Global Energy in a Multipolar World.
President Putin: The attack on Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines is no doubt an
act of international terrorism.
Its purpose is to
undermine the energy security of the entire continent.
The logic is cynical: to
destroy and block cheap energy sources, hence depriving millions of people, industrial consumers of gas, heat, electricity and other resources and forcing them to buy all this at much higher prices.
The attack on the Nord Streams has set an extremely dangerous precedent, which shows that any critical piece of transport, energy or communications infrastructure is under threat, regardless of its location, management or whether it lies on the seabed or on land.
