Whispered words from Russia to the West: We will cut off the Internet

Security Council Vice President Dmitry Medvedev, one of the names closest to Russian President Vladimir Putin, made a strident statement blaming Western countries for the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines.

Former President Medvedev has threatened that Russia could cut underground cables that are vital to the Internet and communication lines in the US and Europe. Arguing that Russia has the right to attack the “enemy’s” communications infrastructure, Medvedev said: “If we find new evidence that Western countries have blown up Nord Stream, morally we will have no reservations about destroying our enemies’ communications cables in the background. of the ocean”. .”

There were conflicting statements about the explosions in the two large pipelines that carry natural gas from Russia to Europe at Nord Stream last year. The Kremlin maintains that the leak was caused by Ukrainian sabotage, while kyiv denies this accusation.

NATO’s intelligence service had previously warned that Russia might cut underwater communications cables in retaliation for Western military support for Ukraine.