Russia Slams Western ‘Double Standards’ Over Nord Stream Attack at UN Security Council
Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, accused Western countries of double standards regarding the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines, stressing that this proves there is no genuine interest in an impartial investigation. Speaking before the UN Security Council, he underlined that such an attitude only reinforces Moscow’s conviction that an international investigation must be launched without delay.
Polyansky warned of an “extremely alarming trend,” criticizing attempts by some Western officials to link the sabotage to the Ukrainian crisis, despite the attack targeting international underwater infrastructure. He condemned this as a “short-sighted and dangerous line” that divides “terrorists” into “good and bad,” thereby undermining global counterterrorism efforts. He also rejected Denmark’s claims of substantial cooperation with Russia, pointing out that Moscow’s repeated legal assistance requests were ignored, with only minimal information provided.
The debate came amid new developments in the case, after Italian police arrested 49-year-old Ukrainian national Sergey Kusnetsov on a European warrant issued by Germany, accusing him of complicity in the 2022 blasts. Prosecutors allege he coordinated part of the operation, with some reports linking him to Ukrainian intelligence until 2015. The September 26, 2022 sabotage severely damaged three Nord Stream pipelines, an act Moscow continues to investigate as international terrorism, with Russian officials maintaining that the attack was carried out with US support.
