The attack on russkaya gas compressors in the Krasnodar region by Ukraine is a very dangerous link in a series of similar actions, Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov accused.
"This is a new link, very dangerous for European consumers in the chain of actions that caused explosions, organized explosions and sabotage on the Nord Stream gas pipeline," he said.
Mr. Dmitry Peskov also mentioned a number of other incidents, such as Ukraine's suspension of Russian gas transit to Europe, the suspension of gas compressors in Sudzha...
"Kiev is pursuing an energy terrorism path," the Kremlin spokesman said.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Gazprom head Alexei Miller discussed the attack during a call with their Turkish counterparts on January 12.
The Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine had attacked the Russkaya gas compresssion plant in the Krasnodar region with nine drones. This gas compressment station supplies gas to the TurkStream gas pipeline.
After the attack to block Russian gas supplies to Europe, the gas compressors continued to supply normal gas to the TurkStream pipeline.
The accusation that Ukraine attacked the TurkStream pipeline was made in the context of escalating energy tensions between the two countries, nearly 3 years after the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out.
On January 1, Kiev stopped transporting Russian gas to third countries via Ukraine - ending decades of energy cooperation that has brought billions of dollars to both countries.
Last week, the US imposed new sanctions on Russia's oil industry, another blow to Russia's key hydrocar hoa industry.
The 930-km TurkStream pipeline from Russia's Anapa city crosses the Black Sea to Kiyikoy in northwestern Turkey and then connects with the ground gas pipeline running through Balkan to Western Europe.
After the attack on the TurkStream pipeline, Hungary - a member of the European Union, the country receiving Russian gas via this pipeline - called on all parties to ensure the security and operational capacity of this pipeline.
"enecurity of energy supply is a sovereign issue, so any act that threatens the security of our energy supply must be considered an attack on sovereignty," said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
