MOSCOW, Sept 9 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday

that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was right to want a thorough

investigation into a 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas

pipelines despite what it said were attempts by some Western

powers to hush up what really happened.

Scholz said in an interview with German television over

the weekend that Berlin's investigation would make sure that

nothing was concealed and do its best to ensure that those

responsible for the blasts were punished.

Moscow has

repeatedly complained

that Germany has not been doing enough to investigate the

explosions, which in September 2022 ruptured the Nord Stream 1

and 2 pipelines that were built to carry Russian gas to Europe

under the Baltic Sea.

But Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday welcomed

Scholz's latest comments.

"We absolutely agree that the terrorist attack, the

sabotage of the Nord Streams must be thoroughly investigated,

despite the desperate attempts of some states involved in this

story to hush it up," Peskov told reporters on Monday, without

naming the countries he was accusing of a cover-up.

"Under no circumstances should this (a cover-up) be

allowed to happen," he said.

No one has claimed responsibility for the blasts which

occurred seven months after Russia sent tens of thousands of

troops into Ukraine.

Moscow - without providing evidence - has repeatedly

said the attack was carried out by the United States and

Britain, both of whom have denied the allegations.

German prosecutors last month said they had issued an

arrest warrant for a

Ukrainian diving instructor

in Poland in connection with the attacks.

Polish prosecutors said they had received the German

warrant but that the suspect had already left the country as

Berlin did not include his name in a database of wanted persons.

Separately, asked by reporters on Monday about Scholz's

proposals for a

Ukraine peace plan

, Peskov said that Moscow did not know the details.