MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. The EU seeks to 'literally submerge’ the investigation of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said during a Valdai Club discussion on the militarization of the Baltics. The diplomat was asked whether the dialogue between Russia and EU countries on ecology continues. "If we talk about how much EU countries are concerned [over ecology issues], then the situation with the Nord Stream comes to mind - [the pipeline] that was detonated, as you know, under completely silent enabling and weakness of European countries. The investigation proceeds in a way that is aimed to have the tracks submerged, both literally and figuratively," he said. Previously, German Public Prosecutor General Peter Frank said that German investigators currently have no evidence that Russia is behind the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz noted that German will not speculate over this issue while it has no proof. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the German Chancellor has to make excuses for Berlin’s unwillingness to publish the investigation data, thus "creating an impression that Germany has something to hide." The diplomat called Berlin’s position ambiguous, noting that its real actions cause doubts regarding its interest in finding the instigators and the executors of the attacks on the pipelines.

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MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. The EU seeks to 'literally submerge’ the investigation of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said during a Valdai Club discussion on the militarization of the Baltics. The diplomat was asked whether the dialogue between Russia and EU countries on ecology continues. "If we talk about how much EU countries are concerned [over ecology issues], then the situation with the Nord Stream comes to mind - [the pipeline] that was detonated, as you know, under completely silent enabling and weakness of European countries. The investigation proceeds in a way that is aimed to have the tracks submerged, both literally and figuratively," he said. Previously, German Public Prosecutor General Peter Frank said that German investigators currently have no evidence that Russia is behind the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz noted that German will not speculate over this issue while it has no proof. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the German Chancellor has to make excuses for Berlin’s unwillingness to publish the investigation data, thus "creating an impression that Germany has something to hide." The diplomat called Berlin’s position ambiguous, noting that its real actions cause doubts regarding its interest in finding the instigators and the executors of the attacks on the pipelines.