07:36Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that Denmark's decision to end their investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline blasts was 'almost absurd', while speaking with journalists in Moscow on Monday.
"Indeed, the situation is almost absurd. On one hand, there's a deliberate diversion in front of us, and on the other, there's no further progress," Peskov said. "The situation in this case is so evident that it's simply astonishing."
He added that Moscow would continue to follow the situation.
On Monday, the Danish police press office announced it had dropped its investigation into the Nord Stream explosions and decided not to pursue a criminal case.
"The investigation has led the authorities to conclude that there was deliberate sabotage of the gas pipelines. However, the assessment is that there are not sufficient grounds to pursue a criminal case in Denmark," the statement read.
The explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea took place in September 2022. Following the blasts, President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while US President Joe Biden accused Russia of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
In March 2023, the New York Times published a report alleging that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the explosions, while in June, the Washington Post claimed that the US had prior knowledge of a planned attack by Ukraine, up to three months before the blasts took place.
The White House itself was also implicated in February, following an article by journalist Seymour Hersh who claimed that explosives were planted on Biden’s orders - which the administration called 'utterly false and total fiction'. Kiev has also strongly denied any involvement in the blasts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the allegations against his country were only beneficial to those wanting to slow down assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Putin described the explosions as a 'terrorist attack', which 'can only be carried out by state-backed specialists'.
'Situation is almost absurd' - Peskov as Denmark ends probe into Nord Stream pipeline blasts
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that Denmark's decision to end their investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline blasts was 'almost absurd', while speaking with journalists in Moscow on Monday.
"Indeed, the situation is almost absurd. On one hand, there's a deliberate diversion in front of us, and on the other, there's no further progress," Peskov said. "The situation in this case is so evident that it's simply astonishing."
He added that Moscow would continue to follow the situation.
On Monday, the Danish police press office announced it had dropped its investigation into the Nord Stream explosions and decided not to pursue a criminal case.
"The investigation has led the authorities to conclude that there was deliberate sabotage of the gas pipelines. However, the assessment is that there are not sufficient grounds to pursue a criminal case in Denmark," the statement read.
The explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea took place in September 2022. Following the blasts, President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while US President Joe Biden accused Russia of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
In March 2023, the New York Times published a report alleging that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the explosions, while in June, the Washington Post claimed that the US had prior knowledge of a planned attack by Ukraine, up to three months before the blasts took place.
The White House itself was also implicated in February, following an article by journalist Seymour Hersh who claimed that explosives were planted on Biden’s orders - which the administration called 'utterly false and total fiction'. Kiev has also strongly denied any involvement in the blasts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the allegations against his country were only beneficial to those wanting to slow down assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Putin described the explosions as a 'terrorist attack', which 'can only be carried out by state-backed specialists'.
Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitri Peskov stated that Denmark's decision to end their investigation into the Nord Stream pipeline blasts was 'almost absurd', while speaking with journalists in Moscow on Monday.
"Indeed, the situation is almost absurd. On one hand, there's a deliberate diversion in front of us, and on the other, there's no further progress," Peskov said. "The situation in this case is so evident that it's simply astonishing."
He added that Moscow would continue to follow the situation.
On Monday, the Danish police press office announced it had dropped its investigation into the Nord Stream explosions and decided not to pursue a criminal case.
"The investigation has led the authorities to conclude that there was deliberate sabotage of the gas pipelines. However, the assessment is that there are not sufficient grounds to pursue a criminal case in Denmark," the statement read.
The explosions at the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea took place in September 2022. Following the blasts, President Vladimir Putin said that the West had 'effectively attempted to destroy the pan-European energy infrastructure', while US President Joe Biden accused Russia of 'pumping out disinformation and lies'.
In March 2023, the New York Times published a report alleging that US officials had intelligence suggesting a 'pro-Ukrainian group' was behind the explosions, while in June, the Washington Post claimed that the US had prior knowledge of a planned attack by Ukraine, up to three months before the blasts took place.
The White House itself was also implicated in February, following an article by journalist Seymour Hersh who claimed that explosives were planted on Biden’s orders - which the administration called 'utterly false and total fiction'. Kiev has also strongly denied any involvement in the blasts.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the allegations against his country were only beneficial to those wanting to slow down assistance to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Putin described the explosions as a 'terrorist attack', which 'can only be carried out by state-backed specialists'.