US EditionPoland Opposes Extradition of Ukrainian Diver to Face Nord Stream Charges
Donald Tusk argues that building Nord Stream 2 endangered European security and says Poland will not extradite the Ukrainian suspect linked to its 2022 sabotage.
- On Oct. 7, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said it is `not in Poland's interest to hand over the suspect`, adding the court will decide, regarding Nord Stream 2 sabotage.
- Tusk argued the main issue was the Nord Stream 2 pipeline's construction, which he said went against the most vital interests of the whole of Europe.
- On September 26, 2022, a series of explosions damaged three of the four Nord Stream pipelines, and Germany alleges Volodymyr Z. helped place explosives.
- Poland's decision not to extradite the suspect has intensified political discussions across Europe, while Germany worries this non-cooperation could undermine intra-EU trust and judicial processes.
- Following the pipeline damage and reductions in Russian exports, European gas prices rose sharply, while Europe boosted liquefied natural gas imports from the United States and Gulf states as Russia expanded exports to China and India.
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How Nord Stream 2 has blown up Europe
Europe’s unity is cracking at its eastern edge, where a relationship once central to the EU’s postwar stability is souring. Behind the polite smiles of Donald Tusk and Friedrich Merz lies a souring relationship that could yet shape the future of the Union. It’s true that the two leaders do get on quite well on a personal level. Donald Tusk, Poland’s premier, is probably the most pro-German politician you can find in Poland. Meanwhile, there hasn…
Poland Pushes Back On German Nord Stream Extradition Request, Praises Suspect For 'Harming Russian War Machine'
Poland Pushes Back On German Nord Stream Extradition Request, Praises Suspect For 'Harming Russian War Machine' Poland is revolting against simple enforcement of laws, with the country's Prime Minister Donald Tusk this week making clear Warsaw's position that it won't follow the German extradition request for a Ukrainian national wanted by EU authorities for suspected involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions. This is still ultimat…
The intellectual authorship of the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022, an attack with significant consequences against the German energy infrastructure, still remains to be resolved. The recent arrest of a new suspect in Poland, a Ukrainian citizen apparently linked to the large-scale sabotage action that ended the Russian gas flow to Germany, seemed to open new hopes of finding additional avenues of investigation. German…
Poland rejects the extradition of a North Stream suspect to Germany. Donald Tusk cites moral and national interests as reasons.
Poland seeks to block the extradition to Germany of suspect in the Nord Stream blasts
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his government has a clear position on the Nord Stream sabotage case, speaking at a joint press conference with Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene. “It’s not my job to find out why a Ukrainian citizen returned to Poland despite knowing about a European arrest warrant, but our position hasn’t changed. It is certainly not in the interests of Poles to accuse or hand this citizen over to another state. Th…
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