Kremlin: Moscow Alarmed by Idea of Excluding Russia From Investigation on Nord Stream

"So far, from the press conferences that were held in Denmark and Sweden we have heard such alarming statements that any cooperation with the Russian side is excluded. We will certainly wait for some clarifications on this; we believe, of course, that the participation of Russia in the inspection of damaged sites and in the investigation of what happened should be mandatory," Peskov told reporters, commenting on whether the ban of the Swedish coast guard on the movement of ships within a radius of 5 nautical miles from the accident on the pipeline will mean that this zone will be put of reach for Gazprom and its contractors.

"It is clear that no decisions were made, but a general opinion was voiced that it was sabotage and that an investigation was needed. We support this, there should really be an investigation. Certainly, with the participation of Russia. It is important to involve Germany in this investigation," Vershinin said at a press conference organized by the Rossiya Segodnya international media group.