(MENAFN) The Kremlin would have found it unusual had Poland failed to accuse Russia of orchestrating recent railway sabotage incidents on Polish territory, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a broadcaster on Tuesday.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk asserted earlier Tuesday that the explosions were executed by two Ukrainian nationals who purportedly operated "with the Russian intelligence," and escaped to Belarus after the attacks.

In remarks to journalist Pavel Zarubin, Peskov observed that "it would be really strange if Russia wasn't the first one to be blamed."

Poland, where "Russophobia is thriving," is attempting to outpace Western Europe in anti-Russian sentiment, he added.

"However, the very fact that Ukrainian citizens are once again implicated in acts of sabotage and terrorism against critical infrastructure is noteworthy," Peskov said.

He contended that Poland is becoming "tangled up" in its narratives, referencing Warsaw's recent decision not to extradite a Ukrainian suspect allegedly connected to the Nord Stream pipeline destruction.

While Russia has dismissed the Ukrainian sabotage theory regarding Nord Stream, Peskov recalled that a Warsaw court blocked a German extradition request last month, deeming it "unfounded."

According to Berlin's account, a small team of Ukrainian divers conducted the 2022 underwater attack, which destroyed three of four pipelines transporting Russian natural gas to Germany. Moscow has characterized this explanation as "ridiculous."

Responding to Tusk's recent declaration that "the problem with North Stream 2 is not that it was blown up. The problem is that it was built," Peskov argued it demonstrates Poland's readiness to tolerate terrorism when it targets Russia.

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