German prosecutors arrest Ukrainian suspect over Nord Stream pipeline explosions
German federal prosecutors say a Ukrainian man suspected of helping plant explosives on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines was arrested in Pula, Croatia, on a European warrant and will be brought to Germany after extradition. Prosecutors described him as a trained scuba diver and accused him of jointly causing explosions, anti-constitutional sabotage, and destruction of structures that damaged pipelines built to carry Russian gas. The arrest follows a prior Polish detention and release, and comes as Germany pursues a wider case that includes other charged suspects and allegations about a rented yacht used to reach the sites.
A Ukrainian suspect was arrested in Croatia over the Nord Stream blasts.
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The Nord Stream pipelines were damaged by explosions in September 2022. German…
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