Germany, Denmark, Sweden did not inform Russia of Nord Stream probe
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Zakharova responds to the UN representatives of Denmark, Sweden, and Germany who claimed that Russia was informed of their investigation.
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia on November 2, 2022. (AP)
Maria Zakharova, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, told Sputnik that Germany, Denmark, and Sweden did not inform Russia of their investigation regarding the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, contrary to what they claimed in a joint letter to the UN.
Denmark, Sweden, and Germany's representatives submitted a letter to the United Nations on Monday stating that "the authorities of the Russian Federation have been informed about the ongoing investigations."
Zakharova stated that the letter does not reflect the reality, noting that the "authorities of these countries continue to stubbornly refuse to cooperate with Russia in the investigation of this terrorist attack and do not provide any clear answers to our numerous official appeals to share relevant information. All three states have responded with refusals to Russia's official requests for legal assistance and the establishment of a joint investigative team."
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Furthermore, the spokesperson emphasized that Russia is skeptical about their investigation.
"It is also noteworthy that Germany, Denmark and Sweden avoid full participation in thematic discussions of the UN Security Council, preferring to send 'letters'. These actions, unfortunately, only strengthen our doubts about the effectiveness of the ongoing national investigations," Zakharova noted.
The spokesperson stressed that Moscow is continuously insisting that a transparent, objective, and depoliticized investigation takes place.
Last month, Poland rebuffed claims regarding its involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline carried out in September 2022, which destroyed one of the largest infrastructures in the world and potentially Europe's largest source of energy.
In June, a report by The Washington Post said the CIA knew through a European spy agency three months before the sabotage attack that members of a Ukrainian special operations team intended on blowing up the NordStream pipeline.
The yacht involved according to the investigators was loaded with explosives and made a deviation from its original route into Polish waters come from the Danish island of Christianso.
The Federal Prosecutor's Office of Germany confirmed last March that searches had been carried out on a ship that was carrying explosives to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
