Russia is ready for the end result of an investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gasoline pipelines earlier than making any request for compensation, the RIA state information company cited a international ministry official as saying on Tuesday.
The pipelines below the Baltic Sea had been broken in explosions final yr, and investigations have but to determine who was accountable.
In reply to a query about compensation, RIA quoted Dmitry Birichevsky, the pinnacle of the ministry’s financial cooperation division, as saying: “The probe just isn’t over but, we’re ready for its outcomes to be introduced to the (United Nations) Safety Council, then we are going to resolve what to do.”
Russia has blamed america, Britain, and Ukraine for the blasts which largely minimize it off from the profitable European market. These international locations have denied involvement.
The United Nations Safety Council has refused to hold out its personal investigation into the incident, leaving it to the governments of Sweden, Denmark, and Germany.
(Reuters – Reporting by Reuters; Modifying by Mark Trevelyan)
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