Germany has issued a European arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor who was allegedly part of the group that blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines, according to a report by three German media outlets published today.
German investigators believe the man, who was last known to be living in Poland, was one of the divers who in September 2022 planted explosive devices in pipelines running from Russia to Germany through the bottom of the Baltic Sea, they say. newspapers Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) and Die Zeit and German state broadcaster ARD, citing unnamed sources.
The attorney general’s office declined to comment on the report. Germany asked Poland in June to arrest the man in question, according to the report.
News magazine Spiegel reports today, citing security sources, that the suspect is believed to have since fled Poland.
Another man and woman – also Ukrainian diving instructors – have been identified as part of Germany’s investigation into the alleged sabotage, but so far no arrest warrants have been issued for them, according to SZ, Die Zeit and the ARD.
It remains a mystery who was behind the explosions that destroyed three of the four gas pipelines, which have been a controversial symbol of Germany’s dependence on Russian gas since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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