Vladimir Putin rejects theory about Ukrainian role in Nord Stream blasts

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismisses allegations that Ukrainians could be behind the blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year.

Putin again points the finger at the US, saying it wanted to halt supplies of cheap Russian natural gas to Germany and provide it with more expensive liquefied natural gas.

The Kremlin last week described the claims about Ukrainian involvement in the explosions as part of a cover-up by the West.