Moscow: A proposal from Moscow that demanded an impartial investigation into the disruption of the Nord Stream petrol pipelines from Russia to Germany last year was rejected by the UN Security Council.

The Baltic Sea explosions in September 2022 were attributed to Russia by Western nations, but the Kremlin has accused the West of sabotage. The resolution got three votes, with China and Brazil backing Russia and the other 12 members abstaining.

The resolution called for the creation of a commission to “conduct comprehensive, transparent and impartial international investigation of all aspects of the act of sabotage on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines, including identification of its perpetrators, sponsors, organizers and accomplices,” as per the statement.

Moscow stated it had been left out of probes conducted by Sweden, Germany and Denmark, all of which have dismissed the accusation. Some members expressed their faith in the three nations undertaking the probes and decried what they perceived to be an effort by Russia to deflect attention from its invasion of Ukraine.

The White House has flatly rejected a self-published report by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh that US Navy divers helped by Norway planted explosives on the pipelines last June and detonated them three months later.

According to US intelligence sources cited by the New York Times, a “pro-Ukrainian group” is opposed to Russian President Mr. Vladimir Putin.

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