DISINFO: Ukraine is preparing explosions on the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream pipelines
SUMMARY
Ukraine is preparing to blow up the Turkish Stream and Blue Stream gas pipelines in the Black Sea[...] Kyiv wants to disrupt everything that has been achieved in the negotiations. We are talking about a possible explosion of our gas systems along the bottom of the Black Sea. These are the so-called Turkish Stream and Blue Stream.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about false flag operations, accusing Ukraine of carrying out an anti-Russian hostile policy.
There is no evidence to support the claim. Allegations made by the Russian officials, the FSB or other intelligence services cannot be considered credible, given their established track record of making unsubstantiated claims based on fabricated or non-existent evidence. For more details, see our article The shadowy SVR openly pushes disinformation narratives.
Russian accusations against Ukraine of preparing provocations or false flag actions without presenting any proof have been constant throughout the war, including claims about dirty bombs, nuclear provocations, bioweapons, toxic substances and staged atrocities.
Accusing others of 'false flag operations' and 'setups' to increase tensions or cover Russia’s own illicit actions are frequent pro-Kremlin disinformation techniques. Russian authorities and pro-Kremlin outlets frequently make these claims even if nothing emerges afterwards, aiming to reinforce the narrative that Russia is constantly the victim of such operations.
The goal of this disinformation story is to portray Ukraine and the UK as warmongering actors opposed to 'peace', the term used by Russia to refer to its maximalists demands for Ukraine’s capitulation, which remain unchanged since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
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