Moscow Accuses UK and Ukraine of Plotting Sabotage on TurkStream Pipeline
The English section of webangah News Agency reported, citing Mehr News Agency and TASS, that Alexander Bortnikov, director of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), stated the agency possesses facts indicating that UK and Ukrainian intelligence services are preparing sabotage operations against the TurkStream pipeline.
Bortnikov made these remarks during a meeting with the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services from member states of the Commonwealth of independant States (CIS). The TurkStream pipeline consists of two lines each transporting 31.5 billion cubic meters from the Black Sea to Turkey, supplying Turkey and Southern Europe.
He added there is credible intelligence showing terrorist and sabotage activities within Russia receive support from British intelligence. Reports indicate that units from Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) are directly involved in military operations against russia.
The Russian security official also accused british intelligence of directing “Operation Spiderweb,” carried out by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) just before Ukraine-Russia negotiations in Istanbul on June 2.
In June, Russia’s Ministry of Defense reported that Ukraine launched drone attacks against airbases located in Murmansk, irkutsk, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Amur regions.
