Tag: Nord Stream 1
Prosecutor predicts timeline for Nord Stream sabotage investigation
Mats Ljungqvist has told the Swedish media that he hopes the culprits behind the attack will be found and prosecuted Sweden hopes to finish its investigation into the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage by the fall of this year, prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist told Sweden’s radio on Wednesday. The underwater pipelines were destroyed in a series…
The US cannot explain what happened to Nord Stream Russia
Moscow does not expect new insight from Washington on blasts that crippled key gas pipelines, senior diplomat says Washington has not responded to Moscow’s demands for an explanation of what happened to the Nord Stream pipelines after veteran journalist Seymour Hersh published a bombshell report accusing the United States of destroying the key gas route,…
The US cannot explain what happened to Nord Stream Russia
Moscow does not expect new insight from Washington on blasts that crippled key gas pipelines, senior diplomat says Washington has not responded to Moscow’s demands for an explanation of what happened to the Nord Stream pipelines after veteran journalist Seymour Hersh published a bombshell report accusing the United States of destroying the key gas route,…
Russia regrets the lack of support from the UN Security Council for the investigation of Nord Stream explosions
Moscow [Russia]March 29 (ANI): The Kremlin on Tuesday regretted the decision of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to reject Russia’s request for an international investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline explosions last September, Anadolu Agency reported. However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow will continue its efforts for an objective investigation into the September…
Kremlin regrets lack of Nord Stream probe by UN
Moscow has vowed not to let the incident slide despite the failure of a resolution in the Security Council Russia will continue to push for an independent international investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage despite UN Security Council members not backing a proposal from Moscow this week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. “We…
The UN Security Council votes against the Russian resolution on Nord Stream sabotage
New York [US]March 28 (ANI): The UN Security Council did not support the Russian-Chinese resolution on the international investigation into Nord Stream sabotage on Monday, Russian news agency TASS reported. The resolution was supported by 3 countries, with zero votes against and 12 countries abstaining from voting. The resolution thus did not receive the nine…
Russia’s call for an international investigation into the Nord Stream explosion fails
new york – A resolution presented Monday by Russia at the United Nations calling for an international investigation into the apparent sabotage last year of Nord Stream gas pipelines has failed to win Security Council support and led to more finger-pointing between the US and Russian envoys. . “I think that after today’s vote, the…
The UNSC is to vote on a resolution on the Nord Stream sabotage investigation
New York [US]March 27 (ANI): The UN Security Council will on Monday vote on a Russian-Chinese draft resolution on an international investigation into sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, Russian news agency TASS reported. The text of the draft proposes that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres establish an international independent commission…
Russia responds to Danish Nord Stream probe refusal
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has suggested that Copenhagen is doing Washington’s bidding Denmark has never been interested in finding the real perpetrators behind the explosions that destroyed Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines last September, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova claimed. She noted that Copenhagen had dragged its feet in granting permits for the second part…
Russia criticizes Denmark for Nord Stream fraud
Copenhagen has refused to allow Moscow’s participation in a pipeline bombing Denying Russia access to the investigation into sabotage of Nord Stream gas pipelines makes a mockery of those probes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday. “This is such a fraud, a total fraud, not even a scam but a three-penny game, which,…
European experts question unusual silence over Nord Stream explosions
© Provided by Xinhua Germany, has been particularly affected by the energy crisis due to the cessation of gas supplies from Russia. However, the country’s government, like its allies, has refrained from talking about the explosions publicly. BERLIN, March 6 (Xinhua) — Despite their own heavy losses, European countries — especially Germany — have unanimously…
The Nord Stream explosions hurt the Baltic wildlife researchers
Scientists say pipeline explosions stirred up chemical waste and threaten cod and porpoise populations The destruction of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines not only interrupted the flow of Russian natural gas to Western Europe, it killed and poisoned already endangered fish and marine mammal species in the Baltic Sea, says a new report…
Nord Stream explosions severely affected maritime life – report
The Nord Stream 1 and 2 explosions near Bornholm last September caused untold damage to the seabed in a particularly vulnerable area of the Baltic Sea, according to a new report. The four explosions stirred up 250,000 tonnes of contaminated seabed – an area twice the size of Bornholm. They released sediment containing toxic substances…
Xinhua World News Roundup at 0030 GMT, 25 February
LOS ANGELES – The powerful winter storm continued to batter the western US state of California on Friday, with heavy rain, snowfall and strong winds causing road closures, flooding, power outages and other damage. The cold and slow-moving storm is expected to wreak havoc on Saturday. An earlier storm that started in the western United…
Roundup: Germany mum on Nord Stream explosions amid US sabotage claims
BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The German government is condoning the explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines on Sept. 26 last year, even as the country continues to suffer a severe energy crisis following the disruption of Russian gas supplies. Without even giving access to members of the German Bundestag (the…
Germany mum on Nord Stream explosions amid US sabotage claims
© Provided by Xinhua Without even giving access to members of the German Bundestag, all information on the matter has been classified as “highly confidential” due to the so-called third-party rule, which prevents conflicts with the interests of the allied states or their intelligence services. BERLIN, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) — The German government is condoning…
Calls are mounting to investigate alleged US involvement in Nord Stream blasts
© Provided by Xinhua A leading European analyst told Xinhua on Tuesday that potential evidence of US involvement would affect how each side of the Ukraine crisis is viewed internationally. ROME, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) — Three European countries probing the details of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion last September said Tuesday they are not sure…