Russia calls for the UN Security Council to investigate the September explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, saying it has 'no trust' in probes being carried out by Western nations.
abc.net.au/news/russia-clashes-with-west-over-nord-stream-investigation/102011038Russia has clashed with the United States and other Western nations over the Kremlin's call for a UN investigation of last September's sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to Western Europe.
Russia's UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told the UN Security Council that Moscow had "no trust" in the separate investigations being carried out by Denmark, Sweden and Germany, but it did "fully trust" UN secretary-general António Guterres to establish an independent international investigation of the explosions.
"As the world unites this week to call for a just and secure peace in Ukraine consistent with the UN charter, Russia desperately wants to change the subject." Security Council experts held closed consultations on Monday on the proposed resolution and council diplomats said there was opposition to it.
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