A Ukrainian suspected of undermining Nord Stream was detained in Italy

The man was detained on the basis of a European arrest warrant, and his extradition to Germany is currently being considered.

Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian citizen on suspicion of involvement in the explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022, the Spiegel reports.

The arrest took place in the province of Rimini the night before. According to the investigation, the Ukrainian was allegedly part of the group that organized the sabotage and was one of the coordinators. According to German investigators, the participants used a sailing yacht rented through intermediaries from a German company under forged documents to transport them to the site of the explosion.

The man is accused of participating in an explosion using explosives, unconstitutional sabotage, and destruction of infrastructure. He may be extradited to Germany in the near future.

Earlier, USM wrote that Germany opposed the resuscitation of Nord Stream-2.