The US representative once again emphasized that Russia should be deprived of the opportunity to use the Security Council in its own interests.
The recent accident at the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines became a reason for loud discussions. Experts from several countries at once came to the conclusion that the gas leak into the Baltic Sea happened due to sabotage, but who committed it is still unknown. Russia has traditionally accused the USA of sabotage during a meeting of the UN Security Council. The deputy head of the US Mission to the UN, Ambassador Richard Mills, responded by saying that the Russians are once again spreading lies and misinformation. “Ukrinform” writes about this.
Mills categorically rejected the accusations of the Russian delegation, which the day before stated that the US damaged the Nord Streams in pursuit of its own interests.
“The delegation of the Russian Federation is once again spreading conspiracy theories and mass disinformation in this hall. My Russian colleague continues to use rhetoric of incitement, accusing the USA as if we are complicit sabotage Let me be clear, the United States categorically denies any involvement in the incident. We reject any claims to the contrary,” said the American diplomat.
Mills emphasized that the Russians are once again using the platform of the Security Council to distract the international community from their criminal war against Ukraine. According to the US representative, other members of the organization need to fight this more effectively.
“We must speak out against the crimes committed by Russia, against gross violations of international law. We must not allow her to continue using the UN and this Council to spread lies and disinformation, which they have been doing since the beginning of the war in Ukraine,” Mills said. Austin “deliberate sabotage”. In the Baltic Sea, three of the four strands of both “northern currents” snapped at short intervals. Who was able to carry out such a large-scale sabotage in NATO waters? Read in the article Ihor Maskalevich “Who and why blew up the “Northern Stream”?».
