US EditionPoland Opposes Extradition of Ukrainian Diver to Face Nord Stream Charges
Donald Tusk stated that the core issue with Nord Stream 2 was its construction, not the 2022 sabotage that destroyed most of its capacity, affecting European energy security.
- On Oct. 7, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Europe's real problem is that Nord Stream 2 was built, not that it was blown up, during a Warsaw press conference with Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene.
- Long opposed on security grounds, Poland and Ukraine warned Nord Stream 1 and 2 would grant Russia a licence for aggression, while Tusk criticized officials like Angela Merkel who backed the project.
- Germany requested that Poland arrest and extradite Volodymyr Z., Ukrainian diver, on sabotage charges, but Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, "It is certainly not in Poland's interest to charge or hand over this citizen to another state. The decision will be made by the court."
- Shifting focus to accountability, the Polish premier argued politicians who approved the pipeline, not builders and backers of Nord Stream 2, should face scrutiny and those builders 'should be ashamed and remain silent.'
- Amid attacks and infrastructure spending, Tusk's comments added to a broader security debate as Ukraine allocated $36 million to frontline energy defenses on Oct. 7.
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It is not in Poland's interest to extradite Ukrainian Volodymyr Z., accused of blowing up the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, to Germany, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after a meeting with Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė. He said the only ones who should be ashamed of Nord Stream 2 are those who decided to build it.
A Ukrainian arrested in Poland is said to have been involved in the Nord-Stream split, but Poland's Prime Minister Tusk does not want to hand him over – and instead renews his criticism of the controversial pipeline.
The extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian citizen, Vladimir Zhuravlev, who had been detained in Poland on suspicion of undermining the northern stream gas pipeline system, was not in the public interest of Poland, was announced by the Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, on 7 October.
The Kyiv Independent
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