٠٠:٠١:٣٤Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov denied his country had anything to do with the Nord Stream explosions last September following US media reports, as he joined his EU counterparts in Stockholm on Wednesday.
"For me, it’s a little bit [of a] strange story, because it’s a story that nothing [to do] with us, and I think that an investigation of official authorities will describe every details because, it’s like a compliment for our special forces but this is not our activity," he told reporters.
On Tuesday, the New York Times published a report claiming that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the pipeline blasts.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that 'clearly the authors of the attack want to divert attention' and called it an 'obvious misinformation campaign co-ordinated by the media'.
In February, an article by US journalist Seymour Hersh alleged that explosives were planted at the pipelines by US Navy divers on US President Biden’s orders. The White House called it 'utterly false and total fiction'.
Following last year’s blasts, the EU, US, NATO and Moscow all claimed 'sabotage' to be the reason for the incident, although had different versions of events. President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while Biden accused Moscow of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
The Stockholm informal meeting of EU defence ministers is set to discuss common procurement of military supplies for Ukraine.
Reznikov told reporters he backed Estonian representative Hanno Pevkur’s 'one million ammunitions for 155 mm' plan. Pevkur himself said that he hoped to reach a consensus as soon as possible, but claimed it required 'fresh money and we need it quickly'.
Ministers will also discuss the training of Ukrainian troops. Moscow has accused Western countries of escalating the conflict, saying that extra weaponry won’t change the outcome of what it calls the 'special military operation'.
Sweden: 'It's like a compliment for our special forces but this is not our activity' - Ukrainian DefMin on alleged involvement in Nord Stream blasts
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov denied his country had anything to do with the Nord Stream explosions last September following US media reports, as he joined his EU counterparts in Stockholm on Wednesday.
"For me, it’s a little bit [of a] strange story, because it’s a story that nothing [to do] with us, and I think that an investigation of official authorities will describe every details because, it’s like a compliment for our special forces but this is not our activity," he told reporters.
On Tuesday, the New York Times published a report claiming that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the pipeline blasts.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that 'clearly the authors of the attack want to divert attention' and called it an 'obvious misinformation campaign co-ordinated by the media'.
In February, an article by US journalist Seymour Hersh alleged that explosives were planted at the pipelines by US Navy divers on US President Biden’s orders. The White House called it 'utterly false and total fiction'.
Following last year’s blasts, the EU, US, NATO and Moscow all claimed 'sabotage' to be the reason for the incident, although had different versions of events. President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while Biden accused Moscow of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
The Stockholm informal meeting of EU defence ministers is set to discuss common procurement of military supplies for Ukraine.
Reznikov told reporters he backed Estonian representative Hanno Pevkur’s 'one million ammunitions for 155 mm' plan. Pevkur himself said that he hoped to reach a consensus as soon as possible, but claimed it required 'fresh money and we need it quickly'.
Ministers will also discuss the training of Ukrainian troops. Moscow has accused Western countries of escalating the conflict, saying that extra weaponry won’t change the outcome of what it calls the 'special military operation'.
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov denied his country had anything to do with the Nord Stream explosions last September following US media reports, as he joined his EU counterparts in Stockholm on Wednesday.
"For me, it’s a little bit [of a] strange story, because it’s a story that nothing [to do] with us, and I think that an investigation of official authorities will describe every details because, it’s like a compliment for our special forces but this is not our activity," he told reporters.
On Tuesday, the New York Times published a report claiming that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the pipeline blasts.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Peskov claimed that 'clearly the authors of the attack want to divert attention' and called it an 'obvious misinformation campaign co-ordinated by the media'.
In February, an article by US journalist Seymour Hersh alleged that explosives were planted at the pipelines by US Navy divers on US President Biden’s orders. The White House called it 'utterly false and total fiction'.
Following last year’s blasts, the EU, US, NATO and Moscow all claimed 'sabotage' to be the reason for the incident, although had different versions of events. President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while Biden accused Moscow of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
The Stockholm informal meeting of EU defence ministers is set to discuss common procurement of military supplies for Ukraine.
Reznikov told reporters he backed Estonian representative Hanno Pevkur’s 'one million ammunitions for 155 mm' plan. Pevkur himself said that he hoped to reach a consensus as soon as possible, but claimed it required 'fresh money and we need it quickly'.
Ministers will also discuss the training of Ukrainian troops. Moscow has accused Western countries of escalating the conflict, saying that extra weaponry won’t change the outcome of what it calls the 'special military operation'.