US EditionNord Stream Saga: Ukrainian Suspect in Germany Amid Sabotage Allegations
- On Thursday, Serhii K, Ukrainian suspect, arrived in Germany after Italy's top court approved his handover last week, German federal prosecutors said.
- The Nord Stream blasts prompted explosions three years ago in the Baltic Sea that largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe, with Russia and Western countries calling it sabotage.
- The suspect, identified as Serhii K, faces charges including collusion to cause an explosion, anti-constitutional sabotage and destruction of important structures, but denies involvement and his lawyer Nicola Canestrini is confident of acquittal.
- He is due before a judge tomorrow at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, while last month a Polish court denied extradition of another Ukrainian suspect and ordered his release.
- Investigators say the prolonged probe spent years piecing together the Nord Stream blasts, which squeezed Europe's energy markets despite Russia largely stopping deliveries three years ago.
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Ukrainian Serhiy Kuznetsov, suspected by German prosecutors of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea in 2022, has been extradited to Germany by Italy. Rome handed him over after three months of legal battles in which the 49-year-old spent in custody in Italy.
Nord Stream Suspect Extradited to Germany
A Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline has arrived in Germany after having been extradited from Italy, prosecutors told AFP on Thursday, November 27th. German investigators suspect Serhii Kuznietsov of being part of a cell accused of placing explosives on the underwater pipelines linking Russia with Europe in September 2022, following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war. “The accused was …
Italy has extradited to Germany a Ukrainian man arrested since August on suspicion of sabotage against the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022, prosecutors said on Thursday.
The attacks on the gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea had made headlines worldwide in 2022. In the summer the alleged coordinator of the attacks on the Italian holiday was arrested. Now he was taken to Germany.
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Italy sends Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream pipeline blast to Germany
FRANKFURT - A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in 2022 arrived in Germany on Thursday after Italy's top court approved his handover last week, German federal prosecutors said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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