Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the sabotage of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines made Germany and Europe dependent on the United States for energy.
"The sabotage of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline has made Germany and other European countries economically, financially and energy dependent on the United States," TASS quoted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying in an interview on October 20 for the documentary "MGIMO 80" on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the MGIMO Moscow State University of International Relations under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"Everyone knows about the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream gas pipeline, but Europe just keeps quiet and endures, even though it undermines the continent's development, especially Germany. The terrorist attack has made them dependent on the United States in economic, financial and energy matters," Lavrov said.
Previously, speaking at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 28, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov called on the United Nations to investigate the Nord Stream sabotage incidents.
Mr. Lavrov said that the UN Secretariat should not stand aside from determining the truth about the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.
The Russian Foreign Minister noted that the West has always denied all accusations and will do everything again to hide the facts about the Nord Stream sabotage.
On September 26, 2022, the Nord Stream pipeline carrying Russian gas to Europe ruptured in a series of explosions under the Baltic Sea near Sweden and Denmark. Sweden, Denmark and Germany called the incident an act of sabotage.
Investigations initiated by Germany, Denmark and Sweden following the attacks did not involve Russia and produced no meaningful results. In 2024, both Sweden and Denmark announced the end of their investigations into the pipeline explosion.
On September 14, 2024, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz affirmed that "nothing was covered up in the investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline" - a few days after Russia criticized the German investigation as "completely non-transparent".
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has opened criminal proceedings on international terrorism in connection with the incident.
