Russian Diplomat: We Were Not Informed About the Progress of "Nord Stream" Investigations

A senior Russian diplomat indicated today, Tuesday, that Russia has not been informed about the progress of investigations into the explosions that affected the "Nord Stream" pipelines last year, and Moscow has submitted a report to the United Nations confirming this. Dmitry Polyansky, Deputy Representative of Russia to the organization, stated that Russia has prepared an "official document" based on its communications with Denmark, Sweden, and Germany, and has provided copies to the UN Security Council and the General Assembly. He noted on the Telegram platform that "the documents allow our colleagues at the United Nations to verify that the claims regarding these countries informing us about the progress of their investigations are untrue." Explosions occurred on September 26 in the pipelines connecting Russia and Germany in the exclusive economic zones of Sweden and Denmark. Denmark, Germany, and Sweden informed the Security Council in a joint letter in February that "the Russian authorities were briefed on matters related to the investigations" being conducted by their national authorities. The state-owned Russian company "Gazprom" constructed the "Nord Stream 1" and "Nord Stream 2" pipelines, each consisting of two pipes under the Baltic Sea to pump 110 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually to Germany.