UNO: The UN Security Council on Monday turned down a resolution drafted by Moscow that called for an impartial investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream petrol pipelines from Russia to Germany last year.

Russia was held responsible by Western countries for the explosions under the Baltic Sea in September, but the Kremlin has accused the West of sabotage. China and Brazil supported Russia, and the other 12 members abstained, giving the resolution three votes.

A commission was mandated by the resolution "to conduct a comprehensive, transparent and impartial international investigation into all aspects of the act of sabotage on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, including the identification of its perpetrators, sponsors, organizers and accomplices".

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Russia claimed it was ignored in the interrogation by Sweden, Germany and Denmark, all of whom have denied the allegations. Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia said,

We have serious and very well-founded doubts about the impartiality and transparency of national investigations carried out by some European states."

He cited a "growing suspicion" that the primary goal of the three investigations was to "hide evidence and clean up the crime scene, rather than shed light on what happened with the acts of sabotage."

After today's vote, he continued, "I think the doubts are clear as to who is responsible for the Nord Stream sabotage act."

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Several members expressed their confidence in the three countries conducting the investigation and condemned Russia's attempt to deflect attention from its invasion of Ukraine.

According to Deputy US Ambassador Robert Wood, "This was an attempt to cast doubt on the results of the ongoing national investigation and to reach any conclusions that were not in line with Russia's premeditated and political narrative."

The sabotage, which resulted from "repeated threats to Nord Stream by the leadership of the United States", was later dropped from the proposal, according to an earlier draft seen by AFP.

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Nearly six months later, the cause of the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream 1 and 2 petrol pipelines is still unknown.
Self-published report by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, which claims Norwegian and US Navy divers planted explosives on pipelines last June and shut them down three months later, has been categorically denied by the White House Is.

The New York Times, citing US intelligence sources, points to a "pro-Ukrainian group" opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin.