Russia Seeks UN Security Council Meeting On Nord Stream Blasts

Gas leaks from the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea after it was damaged by an underwater explosion in September.

Russia has requested a new meeting of the UN Security Council for July 11 to discuss last September's explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, a senior Russian diplomat at the United Nations said on July 8. Russia has unsuccessfully demanded access to investigations by Sweden and other countries into the blasts, which severely damaged the pipelines connecting Russia and Germany under the Baltic Sea. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.