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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For almost three years, the investigation into the attacks on Nord Stream has been ongoing. Now a suspect has been arrested.
In Italy, a Ukrainian citizen was arrested, who is said to have been involved in the blasting of the North Stream pipelines in September 2022. The suspect, Serhiij K., was arrested in the Italian province of Rimini at the request of the German Federal Prosecutor's Office. He is accused of acting as coordinator of an operation in which explosives were mounted on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines using fake papers and a sailing yacht from Rost…
Ukrainian Arrested in Italy Over Nord Stream Pipelines Attack
A Ukrainian suspected of coordinating the September 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines has been arrested in Italy, the German prosecutor general said on Thursday. The suspect, named only as Serhii K. due to German privacy laws, is set to be transferred to Germany from Italy, and will then be brought before the investigating judge of the Federal Court of Justice, Germany’s highest criminal and civil court. Serhii K. was arrested pursuant t…
The Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man, accused of coordinating the attack with submarine explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022. Italian agents arrested the suspect in Rimini this Thursday on whom a European arrest warrant was issued last Monday by the German Public Prosecutor’s Office. This is the first arrest related to the sabotage of the pipelines, a case of great media impact. Ger…
Ukrainian Man Detained in Italy, Suspected of Coordinating Nordstream Pipeline Sabotage
At the bottom of the Baltic Sea, an act of sabotage disrupted energy security for Europeans. Back in late 2022, while the war in Ukraine was in its first months, a series of underwater explosions that destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines in Germany showed us that the military conflict was going to deeply affect the European energy supply.
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