The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the issue of the explosions of the gas pipelines of the Nord Stream system, the press service of the Permanent Mission of Russia reports on the Telegram channel.
“On October 4… a meeting of the UN Security Council on the terrorist attack on Nord Streams, requested by Russia, will take place,” – said the permanent mission.
The meeting will begin at 10:00 New York time (17:00 Moscow time).
At the end of September 2022, explosions occurred in Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 in the economic zones of Sweden and Denmark. The investigation department of the Federal Security Service of Russia opened a criminal case. Authorities in Germany, Denmark and Sweden did not rule out selective sabotage and launched their own investigations. In the winter of 2024, Copenhagen and Stockholm decided to close their investigations. Berlin continued the process.
According to an investigation by the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Zeit and ARD, in early September 2022, Ukrainians set sail on a Bavaria Cruiser 50 Andromeda yacht from the port of Rostock in Germany, the divers dived into deep waters and placed explosive devices in the pipes. .
According to The Wall Street Journal, the operation to blow up the gas pipelines was prepared by a group of senior Ukrainian officials and businessmen in May 2022. They initially approved the plan. Vladimir Zelenskybut then, at the request of the CIA, he gave the order to stop the operation to the former commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Valery ZaluzhnyHowever, he did not comply. A former Ukrainian Special Operations Forces officer is believed to be the coordinator of the attack. Roman Chervinsky. Kyiv official denies involvement in gas pipeline explosions.
Moscow has not received information from Berlin about the progress of the investigation into the terrorist attacks on gas pipelines, the Russian ambassador to Germany previously told RBC. Sergey Nechaev. At the end of September, Russia filed pre-trial claims with Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland over the issue of gas pipeline explosions. According to the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria ZakharovaIf there is no progress in the investigation of the terrorist attacks within six months, Russia will appeal this case to the International Court of Justice.
