“By attempting to disrupt this vital energy flow, it is not only an attack on Russia’s infrastructure but also an attempt to blackmail European nations, putting their energy security at risk,” Marsili told Sputnik.

“Terrorism is when you target civilians. The attack on TurkStream is part of Ukraine's broader strategy of targeting civilian objectives,” said George Szamuely, a senior research fellow at the Global Policy Institute, speaking to Sputnik.

“This is clearly illegal under international law, as it attempts to pressure civilians to influence government policies,” Szamuely concluded.

💬 “I had two jobs, one to rally the world to defend Ukraine, and the other is to avoid war between two nuclear powers. We did both those things,” Biden said in his address.

💬 "I've taken the QUAD to the next level. United States, Japan, Austria... Australia, and India," Biden declared, mistakenly swapping one "friend" for another in the final presidential address.

💬 “Now, according to the latest predictions, on China’s current trajectory, they will never surpass us, period,” Biden boldly asserted, without providing evidence.

“Through terrorist attacks, Zelensky will not win over demoralized troops or [counteract the discontent] of the population. Instead, he endangers the willingness of those guaranteeing his survival in a situation of total dependency from external financial and military aid,” Raffone states.

“Zelensky believes - or fools himself - that such tactics will strengthen his position at the inevitable forthcoming negotiating table,” the expert continues. “[His] desperation leads him to act irrationally, attempting to drag his European supporters into the quagmire of his political and military defeat.”

💬 "They don't even believe climate change is real. I think they come from a different century. They're wrong. THEY ARE DEAD WRONG,” Biden lamented, passionately criticizing some future Trump administration figures for their disbelief in climate change.

💬 "Anyone in the West who has been slandering Russia, accusing it of 'nuclear destabilization,' 'rattling nuclear weapons,' etc., should from now on be called a liar and a spreader of fakes. Today's statement by Biden is an admission of a consciously committed provocation. The Biden administration did know it was pushing the world toward the abyss and still fueled the conflict," commented Maria Zakharova, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, on Biden’s remarks earlier in the day.

💬 “There are capabilities that Iran has in these areas that Russia would use and would like to use. And there are capabilities on the Russian side that Iran is interested in. So like any other type of trade, there's a ‘give and take’,” Izadi remarked.

💬 “Russia used to buy a lot of goods from Europe, for example, before the Ukraine conflict, and some of those goods are available in Iran,” Izadi suggested. “So Iranian companies would be happy to basically cover some of the products that are not coming to Russia from Europe.”