RT News - November 1st 2022

Putin calls the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline an 'obvious act of terrorism' after Russia is finally allowed to examine the site of the explosions.

Russia clarifies it's stance on the Russia, Turkiya, UN grain shipments deal. United Nations has now said it will investigate the attack on the shipments humanitarian corridors.

Beijing warns that Washington's reported plans to permanently station nuclear-capable bombers in Australia could spark a new arms race. Citizens of Australia are also concerned (and frightened) at the prospect. Japan is also "upgrading" it's medium/long range missiles.

South Africa's president lashes out at the US embassy for causing panic about a potential terrorist attack that never occurred. (QueenStreet comment it wasn't just USA but all the "usual suspects" and the time chosen for this phoney warning was deliberate. UK, France, Germany, Canada and Australia also issued the phoney warnings without sharing ANY intelligence and keeping SA's police/law enforcement out of the loop and is definitely against decent protocols)

Germany's FM Baerbock says the EU will up the sanctions on Iran and says Iran's Revolutionary Guard are "terrorists". This is as EU continues accusations of Iran supplying Russia with drones continues.

USA says the mass demonstrations in Moldova are the fault of Russia.

US Democrats are still not happy with Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter.

US voters say that inflation and cost of living are highest priorities for the coming mind-term elections, that's according to polls by IPSOS and ABC News.

There is more dissent in the ranks as Sweden now joins Germany and France in opposition to US self-serving trade and protectionism policies.

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via RT website 31 Oct, 2022 20:30 NORD STREAM 2 SABOTAGE

Nord Stream blasts were ‘act of terrorism’ – Putin

The Russian president said Gazprom was allowed to inspect the pipeline damaged by the “terrorist act”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the damage to the two Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea, telling reporters on Monday evening what Gazprom investigators saw after being allowed to inspect the site.

“It was an obvious act of terrorism,” Putin explained during a press conference in Sochi, following his meeting with leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan.

When the September blasts that damaged Nord Stream came up, the Russian president said that Gazprom was allowed to inspect the damage. Sweden had refused to involve Russia in the investigation, citing information “that is subject to confidentiality directly linked to national security.”

The blast “tore off” a 40-meter section of the pipe and separated the lines by 250 meters, Putin said, adding there was “a piece bent by 90 degrees and thrown against another part of Nord Stream.”

Putin also described accusations in the West that Russia itself might have been behind the blasts as “nonsense.”

Moscow has fingered the UK as taking part in “planning, supporting and implementing” the plot to destroy the gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. The defense ministry in London responded by accusing Russia of “peddling false claims of an epic scale” in order to distract from its “disastrous handling of the illegal invasion of Ukraine.”

Since “European partners” have made it difficult for Russia to work with them, Moscow chose Türkiye for the construction of a natural gas hub instead, Putin said, calling Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “a man of his word.”
https://www.rt.com/russia/565697-gazprom-nord-stream-inspection/
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