On October 3, the Swedish Prosecutor's Office announced the blockade of the waters near the leak point of the "Nord Stream" natural gas pipeline and launched a criminal investigation.
After a three-day investigation, the Swedish Prosecutor's Office said on the 6th that through investigations on the scene of the crime, the leak was an increase in the suspicion of "sabotage".
The Swedish Prosecutor's Office announced on the 6th that it had decided to lift the blockade around the leaking areas of the "Nord Stream-1" and "North Stream-2" natural gas pipelines, saying that the on-site investigation had been completed.
Prosecutors from the Swedish Prosecutor's Office, who are in charge of the preliminary investigation, said they could confirm that explosions occurred near the Nord Stream-1 and Nord Stream-2 gas pipelines in Sweden's exclusive economic zone, causing damage to the gas pipelines.
Through the investigation of the crime scene, the Swedish side believes that the suspicion of man-made sabotage of the pipeline has increased, and further investigation will be carried out on these suspicions.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said on the 6th that Russia was not invited to participate in the investigation into the leak of the "Nord Stream" natural gas pipeline, and the Russian side believes that such an investigation cannot be objective and fair.
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov: At present, we have been informed through diplomatic channels that Russia will not be invited to participate in the investigation.
We have also expressed our views through diplomatic channels, which we deeply regret.
We believe that an objective investigation would be impossible without Russian involvement.