Russia Summons Germany, Denmark, Sweden Envoys Over Nord Stream Investigation

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The Facts

  • Russia's foreign ministry has summoned the ambassadors of Germany, Sweden, and Denmark to protest over the results of investigations into the blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year.

  • Moscow called the lack of cooperation with Russia "unacceptable." According to Moscow's foreign ministry, the three countries have, on a number of occasions, ignored notes from Russian embassies, as well as appeals from the Russian government to launch open investigations.


The Spin

Establishment-critical narrative

The Russian foreign ministry has repeatedly urged these three countries to share information about the progress of their separate investigations into the Nord Stream sabotage, but they have refused. It should be clear to everyone that the US and its allies are doing all they can to obstruct independent investigation into what happened in the Baltic Sea last September.

Pro-establishment narrative

Germany, Sweden, and Denmark have been informing Russian authorities on all progress in their separate investigations. These probes are still ongoing, and there is no date set when they will be concluded. The three countries' authorities will continue with this transparent dialogue despite unfounded criticism from Moscow.

Nerd narrative

There is a 3% chance that, before 2025, an investigation conducted by or on behalf of any NATO government will report that the US was involved in the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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