Russia’s Nord Stream attempt on the UNSC failed

The draft resolution calling for the sabotage of Russia’s Nord Stream natural gas pipelines to be investigated by the “independent commission of inquiry” was not approved by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

The draft resolution, which was put to a vote in the United Nations Security Council at the request of Russia, was rejected with 12 ‘abstain’ votes against 3 ‘yes’ (Russia, Brazil and China). The draft, which had to receive 9 “yes” votes from 15 members of the United Nations Security Council for adoption, called for the UN Secretary-General to establish an “internationally qualified independent commission of inquiry” and stipulated that the investigation would investigate the sabotage in a thorough, transparent and impartial manner.

With the objective of discovering the perpetrators, promoters, organizers and accomplices of the sabotage, the bill required the appointment of impartial and internationally recognized experts.

The bill required the UN Secretary General to report the results within 30 days.
In his pre-vote speech, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya noted that the investigations by Denmark, Germany and Sweden into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines are “suspicious.”

Noting that a fuller and more transparent investigation is needed, Nebenzya warned: “We are wasting our precious time.”

The sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022 caused extensive damage to the pipelines connecting Russia and Germany through the Baltic Sea. (AA)