٠٠:٠٢:٠٣Mandatory Credit: White House
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre referred journalists to 'ongoing investigations' when asked about a report that a 'pro-Ukrainian' group could be behind the Nord Stream pipeline blasts, during a media briefing in Washington DC on Tuesday.
"There’s reports out today that intelligence believes that a Ukrainian organisation was involved in the Nord Stream Two sabotage," a reporter stated. "Can you tell us whether you think this was a subject that Chancellor Scholz and President Biden discussed that when they met at the White House?
Jean-Pierre replied that "our European partners, Germany, Sweden and Denmark, have opened investigations into what happened, and those investigations are currently ongoing."
"So I’m not going to get ahead of them from here," she continued. "Would refer you to the respective European countries for comments on their own investigation."
Jean-Pierre also used the briefing to discuss the kidnapping of four US citizens in Mexico, saying that the government was 'working with Mexican officials and to have all Americans returned to the United States'.
Earlier in the day, the New York Times published a report claiming that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the pipeline blasts. Kiev strongly denied any involvement.
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 September’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'.
USA: 'Investigations are currently ongoing' - WH spox refuses to comment on 'pro-Ukrainian' involvement in Nord Stream blasts
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre referred journalists to 'ongoing investigations' when asked about a report that a 'pro-Ukrainian' group could be behind the Nord Stream pipeline blasts, during a media briefing in Washington DC on Tuesday.
"There’s reports out today that intelligence believes that a Ukrainian organisation was involved in the Nord Stream Two sabotage," a reporter stated. "Can you tell us whether you think this was a subject that Chancellor Scholz and President Biden discussed that when they met at the White House?
Jean-Pierre replied that "our European partners, Germany, Sweden and Denmark, have opened investigations into what happened, and those investigations are currently ongoing."
"So I’m not going to get ahead of them from here," she continued. "Would refer you to the respective European countries for comments on their own investigation."
Jean-Pierre also used the briefing to discuss the kidnapping of four US citizens in Mexico, saying that the government was 'working with Mexican officials and to have all Americans returned to the United States'.
Earlier in the day, the New York Times published a report claiming that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the pipeline blasts. Kiev strongly denied any involvement.
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 September’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'.
Mandatory Credit: White House
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre referred journalists to 'ongoing investigations' when asked about a report that a 'pro-Ukrainian' group could be behind the Nord Stream pipeline blasts, during a media briefing in Washington DC on Tuesday.
"There’s reports out today that intelligence believes that a Ukrainian organisation was involved in the Nord Stream Two sabotage," a reporter stated. "Can you tell us whether you think this was a subject that Chancellor Scholz and President Biden discussed that when they met at the White House?
Jean-Pierre replied that "our European partners, Germany, Sweden and Denmark, have opened investigations into what happened, and those investigations are currently ongoing."
"So I’m not going to get ahead of them from here," she continued. "Would refer you to the respective European countries for comments on their own investigation."
Jean-Pierre also used the briefing to discuss the kidnapping of four US citizens in Mexico, saying that the government was 'working with Mexican officials and to have all Americans returned to the United States'.
Earlier in the day, the New York Times published a report claiming that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the pipeline blasts. Kiev strongly denied any involvement.
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 September’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'.