The comment was published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

According to her, one gets the impression that the German authorities have something to hide regarding the explosions. 

She called Scholz's February 2 statement symptomatic.

“In fact, he already has to make excuses,” Zakharova said.

Earlier, Scholz said that the German side did not intend to speculate on the terrorist attack on the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines, but would speak out as soon as reliable evidence appeared.

The Times newspaper wrote that German experts investigating the explosions of gas pipelines admit that they could be carried out by one of the Western states.