Russia Says UK Navy Personnel Blew up Nord Stream Gas Pipelines

29 September 2022, Sweden, NA: The picture shows a small gas leak at Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea, photographed from a Swedish Coast Guard aircraft. (Swedish Coast Guard/dpa)
29 September 2022, Sweden, NA: The picture shows a small gas leak at Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea, photographed from a Swedish Coast Guard aircraft. (Swedish Coast Guard/dpa)
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Russia Says UK Navy Personnel Blew up Nord Stream Gas Pipelines

29 September 2022, Sweden, NA: The picture shows a small gas leak at Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea, photographed from a Swedish Coast Guard aircraft. (Swedish Coast Guard/dpa)
29 September 2022, Sweden, NA: The picture shows a small gas leak at Nord Stream 2 in the Baltic Sea, photographed from a Swedish Coast Guard aircraft. (Swedish Coast Guard/dpa)

Russia's defense ministry on Saturday said that British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, directly accusing a leading NATO member of sabotaging critical Russian infrastructure.

The defense ministry did not give evidence for its claim.

"According to available information, representatives of this unit of the British Navy took part in the planning, provision and implementation of a terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on September 26 this year - blowing up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines," the ministry said.

Britain's defense ministry declined immediate comment.

Russia has previously blamed the West for the explosions last month that ruptured the Russian-built Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines on the bed of the Baltic Sea.

But Russia has never before given specific details of who was responsible for the damage to the pipelines, previously the largest routes for Russian gas supplies to Europe.

The Kremlin has repeatedly said allegations of Russian responsibility for the damage were "stupid" and Russian officials have said Washington had a motive as it wants to sell more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe.

The United States has denied involvement.



Trump Says he Will Buy a 'New Tesla' to Show Support for Musk

(FILES) Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
(FILES) Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
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Trump Says he Will Buy a 'New Tesla' to Show Support for Musk

(FILES) Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
(FILES) Leader of the Department of Government Efficiency Elon Musk wears a shirt that says "Tech Support" as he speaks during a cabinet meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, on February 26, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will buy a new Tesla car to show support for the electric carmaker's chief and his ally Elon Musk amid recent "Tesla Takedown" protests and the slump in the company's stock price.
Musk's role in sweeping cuts to the federal workforce at the behest of Trump has led to protests in the US against Tesla.
About 350 demonstrators protested outside a Tesla electric vehicle dealership in Portland, Oregon, last week, while nine people were arrested during a raucous demonstration outside a New York City Tesla dealership earlier in March.
Musk is spearheading the Trump administration's so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump defended Musk by saying he was "putting it on the line” to help the country and was doing a "fantastic" job, Reuters reported.
"I'm going to buy a brand new Tesla tomorrow morning as a show of confidence and support for Elon Musk, a truly great American," Trump said.
Musk thanked the president for his support on his own social media platform X.
Tesla's market capitalization has more than halved since hitting an all-time high of $1.5 trillion on December 17, erasing most of the gains the stock made after Musk helped finance the election victory of Trump.
The stock's decline since December stems from falling vehicle sales and profits, protests of Musk's political activity and investor worries that politics are distracting the world’s richest man from tending to his cash cow.