The head of the Russian delegation to the military security and arms control talks in Vienna, Konstantin Gavrilov, confirmed that Russia has not yet received any clarification about last year's bombings of the Nord Stream pipelines. In February, journalist Seymour Hersh published an article accusing the United States of being behind the explosions.

Following the publication of this investigation, Russia requested clarification from the U.S. on the incident. But the Pentagon has stated that theUnited States has nothing to do with the Nordstream bombings.