A Baltic gas link and the geopolitics it sparked
A man identified as Vladimir Z. has been arrested in Pula, Croatia, on a European arrest warrant related to the 2022 Nord Stream explosions. Prosecutors seek detention pending extradition to Germany. Polish authorities previously identified him as Volodymyr Zhuravlov. The case ties into ongoing investigations into who attacked the Nord Stream pipelines and how EU states will handle extradition.
German prosecutors have filed charges against a Ukrainian suspect accused of helping plant explosives on Nord Stream 1 and 2. The man, identified as Vladimir Z., is facing extradition proceedings in Germany after being arrested in Croatia on a European warrant. His extradition will depend on a court ruling and potential appeals, with related prosecutions continuing for co-defendants.
A Hamburg court has opened the first public trial over the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions after German police have extradited a former Ukrainian special forces soldier. Prosecutors have charged him with causing explosions and a war crime for allegedly leading a team that planted timed charges beneath the Baltic Sea; he and Kyiv have denied involvement.