US EditionItalian court orders extradition to Germany of Nord Stream sabotage suspect
- An Italian court ordered on September 16, 2025, that Ukrainian national Serhii K. be extradited to Germany over Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.
- The extradition follows investigations of underwater explosions in September 2022 that damaged German-owned Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in Danish and Swedish waters.
- Serhii K. faces charges including collusion to cause explosions and sabotage, and his lawyers intend to appeal up to Italy’s highest court.
- The blasts damaged the Nord Stream pipelines, cutting off Russian gas deliveries to Europe, which heightened concerns about energy security and led Germany, Denmark, and Sweden to initiate a collaborative inquiry.
- The extradition order marks a significant legal step in the ongoing probes, while German authorities also conducted raids against alleged far-right extremists on September 16, 2025.
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Italian Court Orders Extradition of Ukrainian Suspected in Nord Stream Explosion
An Italian court ruled Tuesday that a Ukrainian man arrested last month over his suspected involvement in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines must be extradited to Germany.
A court in Italy has ordered the extradition of a suspected mastermind of the attacks on the Nord-Stream gas pipelines to Germany. The man denies the allegations and wants to challenge the decision.
MILAN (AP) — An Italian appeals court has approved the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man arrested last month on suspicion of setting off explosions that damaged the North Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, officials said Tuesday.
Court in Italy orders the extradition of Serhii K. to Germany. The Ukrainian is said to be the mastermind of the Nord-Stream separation.
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