Russia questions Sweden over Nord Stream blasts

Russia questioned on Thursday if Sweden had something to hide over the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines last year, as it slammed Stockholm for not sharing information in the ongoing investigations into the blasts.

Swedish and Danish authorities are investigating four holes in the Nord Stream 1Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that connect Russia and Germany via the Baltic Sea and have become a flashpoint in the Ukraine crisis.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sweden's refusal to engage with Russian prosecutors was confusing and said Moscow had a right to know the details of the investigation into the explosions that occurred last September.

Three of the four lines of Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas projects could be permanently out of use if a joint investigation is carried out by Stockholm. Sweden and Denmark have rejected the idea of Russian participation.

At a briefing in Moscow on Thursday, Zakharova suggested there were reasons for that decision.