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STORY: UN / NORD STREAM PIPELINE
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SOURCE: UNIFEED
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LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 11 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior UN Headquarters
11 JULY 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Bryce Greene, independent journalist:
“Therefore, it is likely that the US knows far more about what happened than what they are letting on. To recap, the consensus amongst western press and officials is that the United States or Ukraine was involved in the attack, and if Ukraine was involved in the attack, then it surely had US acquiescence. Now, everyone here likely knows all of this, but given the US power to veto in the Security Council, it’s likely not going to change anytime soon.”
4. Med shot, Council members
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Bryce Greene, independent journalist:
“The west has let these revelations sink into the background. Despite this parlor game about whether or not it was American or Ukrainian divers who actually planted the charges, analysts and officials across the West seem to agree on a key facts: that the attack originated in the West, the BALTOPS exercises were the staging ground, and the US knows a lot more than it is sharing.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Bryce Greene, independent journalist:
“These facts and their implications need to be seriously understood and addressed by both the Security Council, and the world's press. Western media is not seriously pressing for answers right now and the distinction between the "US did it" and "Ukraine did it" versions of the story are a distraction. It is a distinction without a difference. Both stories clearly indicate Western complicity, and a conspiracy of silence at the absolute least.”
8. Close up, Security Council president
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey A. Brodsky, independent journalist:
“Neither the data obtained on the expedition nor my investigative work has yet been able to conclusively attribute the sabotage to a specific nation-state. Perhaps only the United Nations Security Council would be able to conclusively attribute the sabotage to a specific nation-state – and to reach this objective, I am confident many people around the world would welcome this body’s assistance.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey A. Brodsky, independent journalist:
“The Nord Stream sabotage stands as one of the most significant acts of eco-terrorism and industrial sabotage in history. It also represents one of the most pressing geopolitical mysteries of our time.”
12. Med shot, Council members
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey A. Brodsky, independent journalist:
“Many people worldwide have lost faith in national and international institutions. I hope that condemning this act of global terrorism and swiftly establishing a UN Security Council-led investigation into this enormous global crime can help restore some of this lost faith. The world is watching – and expecting – the UN Security Council to uncover the truth about the sabotage and to share this truth publicly.”
14. Close up, Security Council president
15. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russia:
“The Russian Federation will continue raising the issue of the Nordstream sabotage in the Council until the perpetrators are identified and held accountable. The letter mentioned today leaves no doubt that this is not a goal that the three national investigations seek to accomplish. We will use all the means at our disposal to make sure that this goal is in fact achieved.”
16. Med shot, Council members
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Senior Advisor for UN Security Council Affairs, United States:
“Russia's efforts to try to use this council as a platform for its disinformation are as cynical as they are transparent. Bludgeoning the Council with repetitive meetings will not change the facts on the ground. As we have emphasized many times, we do not condone this attack on critical infrastructure. We remain confident in the ongoing, competent and credible investigations underway by Germany, Sweden, and Denmark.”
18. Wide shot, Security Council
The Security Council held a meeting today (11 July) to discuss last September's explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Bryce Greene, an independent journalist, said that “it is likely that the US knows far more about what happened than what they are letting on.”
Greene also said that “the consensus amongst western press and officials is that the United States or Ukraine was involved in the attack, and if Ukraine was involved in the attack, then it surely had US acquiescence.”
The journalist added, “Now, everyone here likely knows all of this, but given the US power to veto in the Security Council, it’s likely not going to change anytime soon.”
According to Greene, “the west has let these revelations sink into the background.”
“Despite this parlor game about whether or not it was American or Ukrainian divers who actually planted the charges, analysts and officials across the West seem to agree on a key facts: that the attack originated in the West, the BALTOPS exercises were the staging ground, and the US knows a lot more than it is sharing,” said the journalist.
For Greene, “these facts and their implications need to be seriously understood and addressed by both the Security Council, and the world's press” and “western media is not seriously pressing for answers right now and the distinction between the "US did it" and "Ukraine did it" versions of the story are a distraction.”
He added, “It is a distinction without a difference. Both stories clearly indicate Western complicity, and a conspiracy of silence at the absolute least.”
Another independent journalist, Jeffrey A. Brodsky, said “Neither the data obtained on the expedition nor my investigative work has yet been able to conclusively attribute the sabotage to a specific nation-state.”
Brodsky added that “perhaps only the United Nations Security Council would be able to conclusively attribute the sabotage to a specific nation-state”.
According to him, “the Nord Stream sabotage stands as one of the most significant acts of eco-terrorism and industrial sabotage in history” and “it also represents one of the most pressing geopolitical mysteries of our time.”
Brodsky concluded, “Many people worldwide have lost faith in national and international institutions. I hope that condemning this act of global terrorism and swiftly establishing a UN Security Council-led investigation into this enormous global crime can help restore some of this lost faith. The world is watching – and expecting – the UN Security Council to uncover the truth about the sabotage and to share this truth publicly.”
Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s Permanent Representative, said that “the Russian Federation will continue raising the issue of the Nordstream sabotage in the Council until the perpetrators are identified and held accountable.”
Mentioning a letter sent on Monday by the three countries conducting investigations, he said the letter “leaves no doubt that this is not a goal that the three national investigations seek to accomplish.”
“We will use all the means at our disposal to make sure that this goal is in fact achieved,” assured Nebenzya.
Jeffrey DeLaurentis, United States’ Senior Advisor for UN Security Council Affairs, said that “Russia's efforts to try to use this council as a platform for its disinformation are as cynical as they are transparent” and “bludgeoning the Council with repetitive meetings will not change the facts on the ground.”
DeLaurentis continued, “As we have emphasized many times, we do not condone this attack on critical infrastructure. We remain confident in the ongoing, competent and credible investigations underway by Germany, Sweden, and Denmark.”
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