German prosecutors allege Ukraine ordered Nord Stream pipeline attack
Prosecutors say the attack destroyed three of four pipeline lines and released record methane, as the suspect faces a minimum three-year sentence.
- On Thursday, German prosecutors charged Serhii, a former Ukrainian army officer, with war crimes over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline blasts, accusing him of acting on behalf of Ukrainian state entities.
- The explosions in September 2022 aimed to permanently halt Russian gas deliveries to Europe, preventing Moscow from using revenue to finance its war efforts; they occurred seven months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- Prosecutors allege Serhii led a team of divers and an explosives expert into Germany using forged passports, then transported military-grade explosives through international waters to the Baltic Sea floor near the Danish island of Bornholm.
- While Serhii denies involvement, his Italian lawyer Nicola Canestrini said, "We do not fear the indictment — we demand that the facts be established, and in public." Authorities in Kyiv stated they lack sufficient case details.
- Under German law, the charge of directing an attack against civilian objects carries a minimum prison sentence of three years. German courts assert jurisdiction because the pipelines end at Lubmin, affecting the nation's energy security.
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A new development has emerged in the Nord Stream affair, the Russian-German gas pipelines sabotaged in the Baltic Sea in September 2022. On Thursday, July 2, German authorities indicted a former Ukrainian officer suspected of participating in the commando unit responsible for the explosions. The prosecutor's office alleges the operation was carried out at the behest of Ukrainian authorities, a claim Kyiv has consistently denied. In Moscow, the K…
German Prosecutors Charge Ukrainian Over Alleged Role in Blowing Up Nord Stream Pipelines
German prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian national over his alleged role in the September 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines, which previously brought natural gas from Russia to Germany. The prosecutors say that the man, identified as Serhii K, a former Ukrainian military officer, led a sabotage team on…
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