Despite the fact that the Danish authorities do not allow the Russian Federation to investigate the explosions at the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, Moscow will demand answers from Copenhagen. This was expressed by Maria Zakharova, the representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stating that this issue will not be “swept under the carpet”.
“We emphasize that the Danish authorities have so far not taken the trouble to give an intelligible response to the numerous applications of the Russian side or to give any results of the investigation,” the statement said.
According to him, Copenhagen from the very beginning was not interested in conducting an investigation into the explosions at Nord Stream.
Zakharova added that the Danish authorities did not consider it necessary to respond to a message sent by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. The document concerned the involvement of Gazprom and Russian authorities in the investigation of the explosion.
On March 16, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Rasmussen said that the Russian Federation would not receive permission to participate in the investigation into the Nord Stream explosions. “We told the Russians that we would conduct a thorough investigation. When we find it, we will announce the results,” he said.
In response, Zakharova said that the Russian side considers Denmark’s refusal to allow the Russian Federation to participate in the investigation of Nord Stream explosions as “fraud” and “fraud”. According to him, Copenhagen’s actions are “absolutely a real hoax”. Zakharova claims that these are “not pyramids, but a three-penny attraction that no one has bought for a long time.”
According to a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, they are “playing for themselves”, but according to him there will be no end to the Nord Stream story, which they “buried and cleaned for one reason – big money at stake.”
On March 17, Russian vice-president Yury Ushakov said that Denmark’s stance on Russia’s proposal to investigate the emergency in the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines lacks objectivity.
“It’s a completely unconstructive position, an unconstructive approach,” Ushakov stressed.
He stressed that neutrality in the investigation “clearly would not be sufficient” as Russia was not allowed to participate in the investigation.
Ushakov said that he personally summoned the Danish Charge d’affaires twice and suggested that the government of this country consider the possibility of conducting a joint investigation with the Russian Federation, with the participation of the Ministry of Emergencies. any dangerous element is carrying out demining in the gas pipeline, but received a “pretty vague” response.
On March 14, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that Germany, Denmark and Sweden refused to cooperate with the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Russian FSB in the investigation of the sabotage at Nord Stream.
Nebenzia sent a corresponding letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, as well as members of the Security Council and the UN General Assembly.
“These countries claim that “the Russian authorities were made aware of the ongoing investigation through sabotage.” “This is not entirely true,” the Russian ambassador said in a statement.
According to him, the authorities of these countries have rejected offers of cooperation “without any satisfactory explanation”.
At the end of September 2022, both Russian gas pipelines – Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 – laid at the bottom of the Baltic Sea – failed due to explosions. Sweden, Denmark and Germany are investigating, but so far no concrete results have emerged from these countries. On March 7, The New York Times reported that a “pro-Ukrainian group” was behind the attacks, citing unidentified US officials. A Zeit report also published the same day said that German investigative authorities had “made progress” in their investigation of the explosions and found “traces to Ukraine”.