Mohammed Vall of Al Jazeera, reporting from Moscow, says the absence of Russian involvement in the Nord Stream investigation is fueling Russians’ perception that the West is to blame for the damage to the two gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
“Russia has been blaming, and it is still blaming the West, of being behind the sabotage because, they say, the main damage there is against Russian interests,” Vall said of the explosions last month that damaged the pipelines that carry Russian gas to Europe.
“Russia is still demanding a role in this investigation, and without that, the doubts Russia has over the whole thing will remain, and any investigation results will not be accepted here in Moscow,” Vall said.