Putin says Russia knows of Ukrainian plans to blow up gas pipelines

Vladimir Putin said Russian intelligence knows about Ukrainian preparations to blow up the 'Turkish Stream' and 'Blue Stream' gas pipelines in the Black Sea. He made the claim during a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Putin and Orban also discussed the presence of ethnic Hungarians who were reportedly forcibly mobilized into the Ukrainian armed forces. Putin said he had decided to free these individuals.