UNITED NATIONS, October 4. /TASS/. It would have been impossible to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipelines without government support, which is what most experts say, Russian Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said.

"In fact, there is another explanation to the numerous unbelievable theories that have emerged recently: it’s the basic desire of the masterminds and perpetrators of the crime to cover up their tracks and mislead investigators. At least two things prove that this was the case," he said at a UN Security Council meeting.

"First, it’s the complete implausibility of allegations that a group of out-of-control Ukrainian amateur divers was involved in the act of sabotage. Such a story would be a good script for a Hollywood blockbuster but it wouldn’t work in real life. Especially because the vast majority of experts say that it would have been impossible to carry out such explosions without government support," Nebenzya added.

"Two years later, all of our suspicions stemming from Western statements, which were, in fact, confessions of involvement in the Nord Stream blasts by a number of US and European officials, did not fade but only increased. Given the line of conduct pursued by our Western colleagues, including those in the UN Security Council, it cannot be otherwise," the Russian envoy noted.

Earlier in the week, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) stated that Western countries had not only failed to conduct an investigation into the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage, but were also trying to fake investigation findings. The SVR said that it had received reports of a decision by the US and the UK to launch a disinformation campaign ahead of the incident’s anniversary to cover up the true motives behind the sabotage, as well as its organizers.

According to the Foreign Intelligence Service, although the US and the UK keep trying to bury the Nord Stream pipelines sabotage from the international information agenda, there are still independent politicians and experts in Western countries who want to know the truth about what happened. "The terrorist attack on the Nord Stream pipelines caused irreparable damage to the European economy. In this regard, the SVR expects that an impartial investigation will be conducted," the intelligence agency added.

Nord Stream explosions

Three threads of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 offshore gas pipelines had suffered unprecedented damage on September 26, 2022. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Moscow has no doubt that the act of sabotage was carried out with US support. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office launched an investigation into an act of international terrorism over damage to the pipelines.