Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said in an interview: TASSThat the West cannot “sweep under the carpet” the issue of terrorist attacks against the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines.
27 March UN Security Council He did not accept Russia’s draft resolution, which is expected to launch an independent investigation into the explosions in Nord Stream, under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General. Only the Russian Federation, China, and Brazil voted for its adoption, with the rest abstaining.
Nebenzia believes that at the time, Western countries preferred to “hide behind the curtain of the appropriate national investigations of Germany, Denmark and Sweden” when voting.
According to the diplomat, the tactics of the USA and its allies do not surprise the Russian Federation. He remembered Seymour Hersh’s investigation of American journalists at Nord Stream. It was claimed that the USA and Norway were behind the sabotage.
Nebenzia emphasized that the behavior of the West only strengthened the suspicions of the journalist.
Unfortunately, our Western colleagues will not be able to sweep this issue under the rug. We will continue to strive to reveal the true circumstances of the incident and punish those responsible,” the permanent representative of the Russian Federation said.
Former Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov declarationMoscow will not allow “extraordinary” investigations into Nord Stream sabotage carried out in other countries.
In turn, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova expression Despite the view that Germany, Denmark and Sweden are not ready to cooperate with Russia and other countries affected by the gas pipeline explosions, it is “necessary” to say that they want to “block” the investigation as much as possible.