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| Ukrainian interior minister prepares gas lines for possible sabotage |
| 2021-06-06 |
| Direct Translation of the article [Korrespondent] Interior Minister Arsen Avakov expects provocations and attempted terrorist attacks on the Ukrainian section of the gas pipeline due to the launch of Nord Stream 2. He stated this on June 5 after the exercises in the Kharkiv region, in which units of the National Police, National Guard, State Emergency Service and the State Border Service took part. Avakov recalled that on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the completion of the construction of the first thread of Nord Stream-2. Gas is still transported by the Ukrainian gas pipeline and must be transported further for some time, "and then, for sure, Putin will want to start gas bypassing Ukraine." We are talking about real threats ... Therefore, we expect ... that there will be provocations, attempts at terrorist attacks on our section of the gas pipeline, and then they will say:" Look, you see, this is why we are letting it through Nord Stream 2, "he said. Based on this, various scenarios are being considered and the response is intensifying, including on critical infrastructure facilities, gas infrastructure, dams, dams and so on, he said. Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine published a video about the readiness of the security forces for a possible exacerbation in the Donbass. |
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