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Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, August 19 (Reporter Liu Kai) Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said on the 19th that the attack on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline was obviously instructed by the United States, and the perpetrators could not have blown up the pipeline without the help of the United States.

In an interview with Russia's Izvestia newspaper, Lavrov said that even if some Ukrainians were involved in the incident in some way, as the German media mentioned, it was "obviously" impossible for them to do it independently. Lavrov stressed that Germany must answer all questions about the Nord Stream gas pipeline explosion. Russia will insist on a transparent international investigation.

Russian Foreign Ministry official Oleg Dyapkin told the media on the 19th that Russia has formally asked Germany to investigate the explosion of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline.

German media reported on the 19th, citing a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry, that Germany is in contact with Russia. Because the investigation into the explosion is still ongoing, it is not possible to report relevant results for the time being, but Germany can exchange information with Russia without affecting the investigation.

The Wall Street Journal published an article on the 14th saying that a group of six Ukrainian active-duty soldiers and businessmen rented yachts and deep-diving equipment to sabotage the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline in September 2022 in retaliation for Russia's special military operation against Ukraine in February of that year. In response to the Wall Street Journal report, Russia believes that the United States is trying to shift all the responsibility for the Nord Stream explosion to Ukraine.

On September 26, 2022, the Baltic Sea submarine gas pipelines "Nord Stream 1" and "Nord Stream 2" connecting Russia, Germany and other European countries experienced violent underwater explosions in the waters near Denmark and Sweden, and a large amount of natural gas leaked. The investigation found that three of the four pipelines leaked, with a total of four leak points, suspected of being sabotaged. After the incident, Denmark, Sweden and Germany launched investigations respectively, but refused Russia's participation.