The attack on the Russkaya gas compressor station in the Krasnodar region by Ukraine is a very dangerous link in the chain of similar actions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov alleged.
"This is a new link, very dangerous for European consumers, in the chain of actions causing explosions, organizing explosions and sabotage on the Nord Stream gas pipeline," he said.
Mr. Dmitry Peskov also mentioned a number of other incidents, such as Ukraine stopping the transit of Russian gas to Europe, stopping the operation of gas compressor plants in Sudzha...
"Kiev is pursuing the path of energy terrorism," said the Kremlin spokesman.
Spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Gazprom chief Alexei Miller discussed the attack in a call with their Turkish counterparts on January 12.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine had attacked the Russkaya gas compressor station in the Krasnodar region with nine drones. This gas compressor station supplies gas to the TurkStream gas pipeline.
After the attack aimed at blocking Russian gas supplies to Europe, the compressor station continued to supply gas normally to the TurkStream pipeline.
The accusation of Ukraine attacking the TurkStream pipeline comes amid escalating energy tensions between the two countries, nearly three years after the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out.
On January 1, Kiev stopped shipping Russian gas to third countries via Ukraine - ending decades of energy cooperation that had brought billions of dollars to both countries.
Last week, the US imposed new sanctions on Russia's oil sector, dealing another blow to Russia's vital hydrocarbon industry.
The 930-km TurkStream pipeline runs from the Russian city of Anapa across the Black Sea to Kiyikoy in northwestern Türkiye and then connects to an overland gas pipeline running through the Balkans to Western Europe.
Following the attack on the TurkStream pipeline, Hungary - a member of the European Union and a recipient of Russian gas via this pipeline - called on all parties to ensure the security and operational capacity of the pipeline.
"Energy supply security is a matter of sovereignty, so any action that threatens our energy supply security must be considered an attack on sovereignty," said Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto.
