US Views Nord Stream Pipe Explosions As A ‘Tremendous Opportunity’

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters that the US views the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines as a “tremendous opportunity” to wean the continent off of Russian energy.

With winter fast approaching, Blinken said that the US wants Europe to decrease its fuel use. 

Speaking to reporters in Washington on Friday, Blinken even boasted that the US is now “the leading supplier of (liquefied natural gas) to Europe.” 

Infowars reports: In addition to shipping its own fuel to Europe, Blinken said that the US is working with European leaders to find ways to “decrease demand” and “speed up the transition to renewables.”

“It’s a tremendous opportunity to once and for all remove the dependence on Russian energy and thus to take away from [Russian President] Vladimir Putin the weaponization of energy as a means of advancing his imperial designs,” Blinken declared.

The US likely stands to gain the most from the destruction of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, which were damaged by a series of explosions off the Danish island of Bornholm earlier this week. Washington has for years been trying to convince European leaders to swap Russian gas for its LNG, and the severity of the damage to the undersea conduits now means that Europe is “indefinitely deprived” of Russian gas via this route, Russian energy operator Gazprom stated on Friday.

In a speech on Friday, President Vladimir Putin blamed the explosions on “the Anglo-Saxons,” a Russian colloquialism for the US-UK transatlantic alliance.

“It’s obvious to everyone who benefits from it,” Putin explained. “Those who benefit are the ones who have done it.”

3 Comments

  1. Thinks don’t explode naturally Explosions don’t just happen Someone causes them to happen. Italy now ranks as Europe’s, powerhouse. Follow the money And who would think goody two shoes did it?

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