President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian gas could still be supplied to Europe through one remaining complete part of the Nord Stream 2 channel but the ball was now in the EU’s court on whether it wanted that to be.

Russia on Wednesday said it’s ready to supply gas to the European nations via a link of The Nord Stream 2 channel. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was present at an energy forum in Moscow, indicted theU.S. of being the one behind the tampering with the Nord Stream channel.

The US had before rejected allegations made by Putin. The Russian leader has constantly teased the West by raising the prospect of transferring gas through Nord Stream 2, a political nonstarter for the German government and others.

Reaffirming a claim that he made last week, Putin said that the attack on the channels was launched by those who wanted to weaken Europe by halting the inflow of cheap gas from Russia.The act of sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 is an act of transnational terrorism aimed at undermining energy security of the entire mainland by blocking inventories of cheap energy, ” he said, professing that theU.S. wants to force Europe to switch to importing more precious thawed natural gas.

Those who want to rupture ties between Russia and the EU are behind the acts of sabotage on the Nord Stream, ” he said.While Russia is still pumping gas to Europe via Ukraine, the explosions on the Baltic channels have aggravated acute energy dearths faced by Europe before the downtime season.

The Nord Stream 2 channel has noway brought natural gas to Europe because Germany averted the overflows from ever starting just before Russia launched military action in Ukraine onFeb. 24.Before the explosions, Russia had cut off the resemblant Nord Stream 1 channel at the center of an energy standoff with Europe. Russia has criticized specialized problems for the cessation, but European leaders call it an attempt to divide them over their support for Ukraine.

Plunging Russian gas inventories have caused prices to soar, driving affectation, obliging governments to help ease the pain of sky-high energy bills for homes and businesses and raising fears of rationing and recession.Putin said that one of the two links of the Nord Stream 2 has remained pressurized and appears to be ready for service, adding that its capacity stands at 27 billion boxy measures a time. He noted that if checks prove that the channel is safe to operate, Russia stands ready to use it to pump gas to Europe.

The Russian leader also said that Russia could increase the capacity of its gas exports to Turkey and ultimately turn into a mecca for gas inventories to EuropePutin again scarfed at Western plans to limit prices for Russian energy exports, saying that “ Russia wo n’t act against common sense and pay the other’s weal. ”

We wo n’t supply energy to the countries that would limit the prices, ” he said. “ I would like to advise those, who rather of business cooperation and request mechanisms try to use con tricks and blunt blackmail, that we wo n’t do anything to our own detriment. ”