NORD STREAM SUSPECT IN COURT – Explosions which destroyed the pipeline in the Baltic Sea three years ago largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe
A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline in 2022 was expected to appear in front of a German court on Friday (November 28) after Italy extradited him a day earlier.
Explosions which destroyed the pipeline in the Baltic Sea three years ago largely severed Russian gas transit to Europe, squeezing energy supplies on the continent although Russia had already largely stopped deliveries.
Russia and Western countries have both said the incident was an act of sabotage. Investigators spent years piecing together the mystery of who was behind it.
The man, identified as Serhii K. under German privacy laws that generally bar full identification of suspects, denies any role in the attacks.
The suspect was detained on a European arrest warrant in the Italian town of Rimini in August and had fought attempts to transfer him to Germany. He faces charges of collusion to cause an explosion, anti-constitutional sabotage and destruction of important structures.
