Reference Message Network reported on May 6 that according to TASS's report on May 5, US President Trump said that Washington knows who is responsible for the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, so there is no need for a special investigation into this. He also denied the claim that Russia was involved in this case.

Trump told media reporters at the White House: "If I ask certain people, maybe I can tell you (who it is), without spending a lot of money on an investigation." He made this response when answering journalists' questions about whether the United States was considering investigating the explosion of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

The report said that Trump also reiterated his denial of the accusation that Russia blew up the pipeline. Journalists mentioned that some "hawks" and others in the United States had accused Moscow of blowing up the pipeline. Trump responded sarcastically: "Yes, you can believe that. They say it was Russia that blew it up."

Trump recalled that during his first term as president, he strongly opposed the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline. He said, "I am the one who 'blew it up' from the very beginning because I did not allow it to be built. But after Biden took office, he allowed the pipeline to be completed."

The report said that on September 27, 2022, Nord Stream AG announced that three underwater natural gas pipelines of Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 were subjected to "unprecedented damage" on the 26th. Later, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh wrote in his investigative article that US Navy divers placed explosive devices under the Nord Stream gas pipeline in June 2022 with the help of Norwegian professionals. The Biden administration firmly denied any involvement of the United States in this matter. (Compiled/ Zhao Zhipeng)

US President Trump (AFP file photo)

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