Russia urges transparent investigation into Nord Stream blasts

A high-ranking Russian diplomat to the United States said early on Wednesday that a “transparent and objective” international investigation is needed in the blasts at the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines.

Commenting on reports that the U.S. reportedly warned Ukraine not to attack the pipelines under the Baltic Sea, Andrey Ledenev, minister-counsellor at the embassy, said the role of the United States in the blasts should also be “clarified”.

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It” would be useful to think about the reasons for the stubborn unwillingness of the collective West to launch a transparent and objective international investigation under the auspices of the U.N. Security Council in the terrorist attacks in the Baltic Sea,” Ledenev was quoted as saying in a post on the embassy’s Telegram messaging channel.