Denmark refuses Russia’s participation in the Nord Stream investigations.. and Moscow: fraud

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen confirmed that Copenhagen would not accept Moscow’s participation in the investigation of the sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines.

“In the countries of Denmark, Sweden and Germany, the rule of law is respected, so their investigations can be trusted,” the minister said, according to Local Denmark.

He added, “We told the Russians that we will conduct a thorough investigation. When we do, we will announce the results of the investigation.”

On the other hand, the Russian Foreign Ministry described Denmark’s refusal to participate in the Nord Stream investigation as “deception and fraud.”

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that his country had offered the Danish authorities to form an international group of experts and conduct a survey of Nord Stream lines, indicating that Moscow had received ambiguous responses in this regard.

It is noteworthy that Sweden and Denmark, in which the bombings took place in their exclusive economic zones, had previously concluded, following their investigations, that the pipelines had been deliberately blown up, but they did not determine who was responsible, after four large leaks were detected last September, in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 lines off the Danish island of Bornholm. , two in Swedish economic waters, and two more in Danish waters.

Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the two pipelines connecting Russia with Germany have been at the center of geopolitical tensions after Moscow’s decision to cut off gas supplies to Europe in response to Western sanctions imposed on it, due to the military operation it launched on the territory of the western neighbor on February 24, 2022.

Darell King

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