The Kremlin said on Friday that Europeans would be “surprised” to learn the “truth” about explosions that caused a gas leak last month at the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines built to transport Russian gas to Europe, AFP reported.

Kremlin spokesman Dmytro PeskovPhoto: Kommersant photo agency / ddp USA / Profimedia

Russia has repeatedly asked to involve it in the international investigation of gas leaks that occurred against the background of the conflict in Ukraine and the gas dispute between Russia and the European Union.

On October 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it was an act of “international terrorism” that benefited the United States, Poland and Ukraine, and Russian diplomacy asked US President Joe Biden to reveal whether his country was responsible for the bombings.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Moscow was working “intensely” to be involved in the investigation, which he previously accused of being “organized” to shift the blame to Russia.

“We work through diplomatic channels,” he told reporters.

“But so far it has hit a wall of reluctance to get to the truth together, which would surprise many in European countries if it were made public,” he added, without elaborating.

“Neither the Germans, nor the Swedes, nor the Danes share information with us,” Peskov said.

The Nord Stream pipelines were at the center of geopolitical disputes even before the conflict in Ukraine, when Kyiv and Washington opposed their construction, which they said would increase Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.