Russia and West clash over probe into Nord Stream sabotage

The ambassadors of Denmark, Sweden and Germany sent a letter to council members saying their investigations have established the pipelines were extensively damaged “by powerful explosions due to sabotage”.

The sun rises behind the landfall facility of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the Opal gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, in Lubmin, Germany (Markus Schreiber/AP)

Russia clashed with the United States and other western nations over the Kremlin’s call for a UN investigation into last September’s sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines from Russia to western Europe.

Russia’s UN ambassador Vasily Nebenzia told the UN Security Council Moscow has “no trust” in the separate investigations being carried out by Denmark, Sweden and Germany, but does “fully trust” UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres to establish an independent international investigation into the explosions.