Moscow, Aug. 23 -- Russia has requested an urgent meeting of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions, following the arrest of a Ukrainian suspect in Italy, a senior Russian diplomat said Friday on social media.
Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the UN, said that the meeting will take place on Aug. 26 at 4:00 p.m. EST (2000 GMT) under the presidency of Panama.
He said Moscow will draw attention to the "protracted and non-transparent" nature of Germany's investigation into the blasts.
German prosecutors said the Ukrainian national, identified as Serhii K., was detained Thursday in Italy at Germany's request. He is suspected of being part of a group that planted...