Reznikov: Ukraine is not connected with the explosion of “Nord Stream”.

The minister made such a statement in Stockholm before the European Union (EU) defense ministers’ meeting, in response to Tuesday’s publication of the newspaper “The New York Times”, in which, based on the latest US intelligence, it is claimed that the explosion of “Nord Stream” may have been carried out by a group that supports Ukraine.

According to the newspaper, there is no indication that the group acted on the orders of Ukrainian government officials. “The New York Times” also did not reveal where such information was obtained.

However, the sabotage of “Nord Stream” benefited Ukraine, making it difficult for Russia to collect money from the sale of natural gas to Western Europe, the newspaper said.

At the same time, the incident also caused gas prices to rise, affecting Ukraine’s allies, especially Germany.

“The New York Times” reports that the saboteurs are opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin, but their names have not been released. The head of the operation and the financier are also not revealed.

The adviser of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mihailo Podoliak, already announced on Twitter on Tuesday that Ukraine has nothing to do with the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and knows nothing about the groups that could have done it.

The Nord Stream sabotage is being investigated by German, Swedish and Danish authorities.

German media reports that, according to German investigators, the group of saboteurs included five men and one woman who used professionally forged passports. They rented a boat and left Rostock.

German broadcasters ARD and SWR, as well as the newspaper Die Zeit, report that German investigators have found traces of explosives on a table in the cabin of the boat.