‘World War III anyone?’: Trump shares video of Biden on Nord Stream 2 that Kremlin used to accuse US
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Donald Trump shared a video on Wednesday in which President Joe Biden warned that he could try to “stop” the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in early February if Russia invaded Ukraine. The same video was used by the Kremlin to suggest that Biden was behind the recent leaks
The US government denies ‘ridiculous’ allegations that it is behind a gas leak in the Baltic Sea on Wednesday.
It comes as Donald Trump suggested that “World War III” could be near, as he shared a video of President Joe Biden threatening to shut down Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
Mysterious and alarming leaks were found this week in both Nord Stream pipelines, prompting the European Union to call it the result of a “deliberate act.”
Multiple allegations have already been made against the Kremlin amid ever-increasing hostilities over the illegal invasion of Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Moscow points the finger at the United States and declares that Washington is “obliged” to explain its alleged role in the “sabotage.”
A US official denied the allegations, according to the Washington Post. DailyMail.com has contacted the White House for comment.
Trump also appeared to back the Russian theory on Wednesday when he posted to his Truth Social app an early February video of Biden promising to end Nord Stream 2 if Vladimir Putin’s troops invaded Ukraine.
‘Wow, what a statement. World War III anyone?’ Trump co-wrote the video.
The same video was also shared by the Russian government on Wednesday, suggesting that Biden was behind the explosions that led to leaks in the Baltic Sea.
Asked for clarification on his position, Trump spokesman Taylor Budowich said “the statements speak for themselves.”
He also referred DailyMail.com to an earlier post in which Trump offered to lead the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, while warning current US leaders not to “make things worse.”
US “Leadership” must remain “cool, calm and dry” on the Nord Stream pipeline TAMPER. This is a big event that shouldn’t be a big solution, at least not yet,” the former president wrote.
“The catastrophe between Russia and Ukraine should NEVER have happened, and certainly wouldn’t have happened if I was president. Don’t make matters worse with the explosion of the pipeline.’
Explosions preceded three gas leaks in Nord Stream pipelines in Europe’s Baltic Sea
Biden said on February 7, 2022 that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, for which he suspended sanctions, could be stopped if Russia invaded Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his brutal attack later that month. His government has been informally accused of being behind the pipeline leaks
He ended with: ‘Be strategic, be smart (brilliant!), get a negotiated deal NOW. Both parties need it and want it. The whole world is at stake. I’m going to lead the group???’
And just before that, Trump compared the gas leak from the pipelines to the potentially devastating storm en route to the state of Florida. He said Hurricane Ian was not as “major” as the damage in European waters.
“Everyone is talking about the big hurricane hitting Florida, as it should be, but perhaps a much more significant longer-term event was the announcement that the Nord Stream I & II pipelines from Russia… he wrote in the earliest of the three messages.
‘This could lead to major escalation, or war!’
In that statement, Trump also stated that he brought the pipelines “to the world’s attention as president when I explained how crippling its dependence could be for Germany and other parts of Europe.”
“Everyone laughed then, but they don’t laugh anymore!” He wrote.
During his presidency, Trump approved sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Germany and Russia, which was nearing completion when the sanctions were imposed in December 2019.
Trump captioned his re-Truth of Biden’s February comments with, “Wow, what a statement. World War III anyone?’
He also volunteered to lead US negotiations to resolve the Russia-Ukraine crisis
The earliest of Trump’s three Nord Stream posts on Wednesday morning appeared to compare the leaks to Hurricane Ian
Biden dropped the US objection to the pipeline just months after his White House tenure.
But it was soon halted again, this time by Germany, whose government canceled the plans in opposition to Russia recognizing parts of eastern Ukraine as independent pro-Kremlin states.
Putin launched his invasion just a few days later.
Nord Stream 1 was similarly out of order due to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Although Nord Stream 2 was never commissioned, it was full of gas by the time it was discontinued. Climate scientists fear the consequences of the leak could be disastrous.
Kremlin Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova shared Biden’s warnings on social media in early February about shutting down the pipeline: “Biden is obligated to answer the question of whether the US carried out its threat.”
“We must be responsible for our words,” the Putin puppet said, according to the Associated Press. ‘Europe must know the truth.’