The Swedish Ministry of Justice has responded to five requests by the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to investigate the explosions at the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines. It has been reported TASSHe cites a diplomatic source in New York.
According to him, in the response of the Swedish side regarding the provision of international legal aid in a criminal case concerning the explosion of pipelines, it was stated that meeting the demands of the Russian Federation could “endanger its security”. “On this basis,” these petitions “rejected,” the text says.
The source said Germany’s authorities also issued a response to a similar request.
“Currently it is not possible to form a joint incident investigation team and provide any physical evidence,” the copy of the document says.
As the source points out, “it is thus obvious and has now been documented” that Denmark, Germany and Sweden “allegedly informing the Russian side of the progress of investigations that their words do not correspond to reality”.
Maria Zakharova, formerly the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statedHe said the UN Security Council urgently needed to adopt a resolution to establish an independent commission to investigate the Nord Stream explosions.
Source: Gazeta
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