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MOSCOW — Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has condemned what he described as the Kiev regime's aggression and tendency to attack global energy infrastructure, calling such actions dangerous. His comments came in response to a Ukrainian drone attack on the Krasnodarskaya compressor station of the Blue Stream gas pipeline.

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TASS, the Russian state news agency, reported Peskov's remarks on Wednesday, quoting him as saying that Moscow expects Turkey and other countries to use their influence to caution the Kiev regime against targeting global energy facilities. The agency also reported that Gazprom confirmed a drone hit the compressor station, but prompt measures prevented any supply disruptions to Turkey.

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  • Peskov said that Russia expects Turkey and other countries to use their influence to caution the Kiev regime against targeting global energy infrastructure. He made the comment while responding to the drone attack on the Krasnodarskaya compressor station.
  • According to Gazprom, a Ukrainian drone attacked the Krasnodarskaya compressor station of the Blue Stream gas pipeline, but immediate response measures prevented any interruptions to gas supplies to Turkey.
  • Peskov also stated that Moscow has repeatedly drawn Ankara's attention to attempts by Ukrainian forces to attack infrastructure of the TurkStream and Blue Stream pipelines. He called such actions 'aggressiveness' and a 'penchant for terrorist attacks' against global energy facilities, which Russia considers dangerous.
  • Russia supplies gas to Turkey via two pipelines across the Black Sea: Blue Stream, commissioned in early 2003 with a design capacity of 16 billion cubic meters per year, and TurkStream, with a total capacity of 31.5 billion cubic meters, which began operations in January 2020.
One TASS report noted that Ankara is hosting a NATO summit on July 7-8, with 32 leaders taking part, and that the event is discussing preparations for a military confrontation against Russia, among other issues. This claim was carried by only one of the sources.

Peskov emphasized that Russia is taking maximum measures to minimize the threat of attacks on global energy infrastructure. He reiterated that the Kiev regime consistently demonstrates aggressiveness and a tendency for terrorist attacks, which Moscow regards as very dangerous.

Moscow has repeatedly warned Turkey about the incessant attempts by Ukrainian troops to attack the infrastructure of both pipelines, Peskov said.

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The material contains only the Russian official viewpoint, as articulated by Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov and reported exclusively by TASS. No other perspective is present in the provided coverage.