Germany has requested Poland to detain a Ukrainian diving instructor allegedly linked to the Nord Stream gas pipelines' destruction two years ago, as German media reported on Wednesday. However, some sources suggest that the suspect may have relocated from Poland.
The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, valued in the billions and crucial undersea routes for gas, were obliterated by a series of explosions in September 2022, months after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. Sources from SZ, Die Zeit, and ARD indicate that German investigators consider the Ukrainian diver part of a team responsible for planting the explosives.
The German prosecutor general's office didn't comment on these revelations, which follow Germany's issuance of a European arrest warrant to Poland in June. The Polish National Public Prosecutor's Office and German ministries of interior and justice also refrained from immediate statements. Investigations continue, with additional suspects yet to be apprehended.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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