US EditionItaly Detains Ukrainian Suspect in Nord Stream Sabotage, German Prosecutors Say
- German authorities announced Thursday the detention of a Ukrainian national believed to have played a leading role in orchestrating the 2022 explosions targeting the Nord Stream pipelines, with the arrest taking place in Italy's Rimini province.
- The arrest comes after underwater explosions on September 26, 2022, severely damaged pipelines designed to transport Russian natural gas beneath the Baltic Sea to Germany, amidst rising tensions following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier that year.
- The pipelines targeted included Nord Stream 1, Russia's main gas supply to Germany, and the never-operational Nord Stream 2, whose certification Germany suspended shortly before the invasion, amid Western concerns over Europe's energy dependence on Russia.
- Following a European arrest warrant, officials detained Serhii K., a Ukrainian suspect charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and sabotage; however, German prosecutors have withheld his full identity in accordance with privacy regulations.
- The suspect will be transferred to Germany to face trial, although no group has claimed responsibility, and Ukraine denies involvement while German officials urge caution amid conflicting accusations involving Russia and the U.S.
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The Ukrainian man went on a family vacation to Rimini. When he checked into a bungalow hotel, Italian military police were alerted that he was wanted for
Russia Calls for Urgent Meeting of the Un Security Council for Arrest of Suspect in Nord Stream Case
Russia's permanent representative to the UN, Dmitri Polianski, asked this Friday for an urgent meeting of the organization's Security Council to address the case of the Nord Stream pipeline explosion, following the arrest in Italy of a Ukrainian citizen suspected of sabotage of his infrastructure just a few months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
The alleged wire puller of the blasting of the Nord-Stream pipelines, which was arrested in Italy, is to be quickly delivered to Germany.
A Ukrainian man arrested this week in Italy for the Saturday that took place in 2022 in North Stream, Russian-European gas pipelines, refused to extradite Germany, transmitted AFP. The old man...
At least four timed explosive devices were used, according to German investigators SVT
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