Russia on Tuesday rejected obligation for the cyberattack that prompted the progressing Colonial Pipeline closure — which has caused alarm purchasing and gas deficiencies in the southeastern US.

A representative for Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists that the Kremlin dismissed any thought it was behind the emergency, presently in its fifth day.

“Russia didn’t have anything to do with hacking assaults that had occurred before,” Dmitry Peskov said during a conference call.

“We completely don’t acknowledge any allegations against us in such manner.”

On Monday, the FBI accused a group of thugs of programmers known as “DarkSide” for dispatching ransomware against the Alpharetta, Ga.- based Colonial Pipeline Co. what’s more, devastating a portion of its PC frameworks on Friday.

The organization’s individuals supposedly communicate in Russian and its malware is coded not to assault online organizations associated with Russian-language keyboards.

President Biden said Monday that he intended to stand up to Putin over the cyberattack at a gathering set for one month from now, saying that Russia has “some duty to manage this.”

“Up until this point, there is no proof, in light of, from our intelligence individuals, that Russia is included, despite the fact that there is proof that the actors, ransomware, is in Russia,” he said.