In recent remarks about the Nord Stream sabotage, Dmitry Polyansky, the First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, asserted that several Western members of the UN Security Council were reluctant to engage with a Russian proposal. He claimed these states were hesitant to back a draft resolution urging the UN Secretary-General to establish a commission to investigate the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines. The statements were shared in an interview presented on a platform connected to a noted online commentator’s site and YouTube channel.
Polyansky described a pattern in which Western participants in the Security Council would contribute experts who, in his view, concluded that no investigation was necessary. He characterized these expert assessments as inconsistent with a serious, transparent inquiry and suggested that the discussion around accountability for the sabotage was being obstructed by political calculations rather than by a lack of evidence.
During the March timeframe, he indicated that a Security Council vote on the Nord Stream explosions had been scheduled to take place, with a prediction that the decision would be announced by the end of the month. The Russian delegation signaled that further steps would be taken to keep the issue on the Council’s agenda and that the discussion would extend to formal channels and documented exchanges.
Earlier, Polyansky noted that Russia would circulate forthcoming correspondence with Denmark, Sweden, and Germany related to the Nord Stream investigation among Security Council members. He framed the circulation as a means to share information and clarify positions, aiming to keep member states aligned on the investigative framework and the questions requiring resolution.
In another public statement, the Russian delegation emphasized that recent disclosures in Western media had been framed as new information about the sabotage. They maintained that such reporting appeared designed to divert attention from the broader realities surrounding the incident and the ongoing search for accountability. The discussions reflected a wider concern about how the investigation process is communicated to the international community and how it is perceived by different regional actors and stakeholders within the United Nations framework. This ongoing exchange underscores the sensitivity and complexity of pursuing a comprehensive, verifiable inquiry that satisfies both the Security Council’s procedural requirements and public expectations for transparency and evidence-based conclusions. Attribution: statements attributed to Russian officials within UN forums and corroborating media coverage cited in regional outlets and international reporting (United Nations public briefings, regional media analyses, 2025).