On May 25, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the ambassadors of Germany, Sweden and Denmark to protest what Moscow called completely fruitless in its investigation into explosions that damaged pipelines. Nord Stream gas.
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| In September 9 there were several explosions targeting the Nord Stream gas pipeline system in the Baltic Sea. (Source: Global Times) |
In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that all three countries "try to delay" investigative efforts and "seek ways to conceal the culprit" behind the explosions.
Moscow expressed "displeasure" at the parties' refusal to allow Russia to participate in this investigation.
In September 9, there were several explosions targeting the Nord Stream gas pipeline system in the Baltic Sea. After that, experts discovered 2022 leak locations on two Nord Stream pipelines 4 and 1.
Of these, two are within Sweden's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and two are within Denmark's EEZ. Western countries and Russia have blamed each other for the explosions.
However, the investigations carried out by the Swedish, Danish and German authorities to date have not yet held any country or entity responsible, even though they consider this to be an "intentional" action.
* On the same day, German Ambassador to Poland Thomas Bagger announced that the federal governments of Germany, including the government under Chancellor Angela Merkel, must be responsible for decisions related to the pipeline project. Northern Flow.
In an interview with Polish media, the German diplomat said: "The European Union (EU) will always have conflicts. The EU provides a method of peacefully balancing the interests of its members, a type of dispute that is institutionalized and governed by established rules…
However, not every decision made this way is correct. Building Nord Stream 1 and 2 were wrong decisions.”
