The presidential spokesman told Ria Novosti that the issue is “more than rare,” while Russia is denied access to the investigation, which is being conducted by Germany, Denmark, and Sweden.

The very least that the Nord Stream shareholder countries and the United Nations must demand is an urgent and transparent investigation with the participation of all those involved, Peskov stressed.

On September 26, 2022, the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines were hit by underwater explosions, which destroyed three of the four pipelines that carry Russian gas across the bottom of the Baltic Sea to Germany.

On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that intelligence officials suggest a Ukrainian group was responsible for blowing up the pipelines Russia built under the Baltic Sea to transport gas to Europe.

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