Poland presses Ukrainian 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions

Ukrainian man suspected of participating in causing Under sea explosions That is damaged Nord A spokesman for the Office of the Prosecutor in Warsaw said on Tuesday that gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022 were arrested in Poland, Warsaw’s spokesman for the Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw said on Tuesday.

Volodymyr Z. in Pruszkow, central Poland, according to the Polish radio station RMF FM, which was first reported to be arrested. He was transferred to the prosecutors in Warsaw.

The man, whose full name has been issued due to the rules of privacy, was detained on European arrest An order issued by the German authoritiesThe homes of Anthony Skipa, spokesman for the Prosecutor’s Office, Warsaw, said.

Tymoteusz Paprocki, the lawyer for the suspect, confirmed the detention, according to local media and news agency, to Agence France -Presse.

“In the morning hours, my client was detained in a city near Warsaw as a result of a European arrest order, which was issued by the German side and related to matters related to Nord Stream 2,” said Paprocki to the local broadcaster TVN24.

A spokesman for the Federal Prosecutor in Germany did not respond immediately a request to comment on Tuesday.

Another Ukrainian man was It was arrested in Italy Last month, with regard to explosions on pipelines under the sea, which was built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea.

“Taking into account the full range War in Ukraine The fact that Nord Stream is owned by the Russian Gazprom company, which funds these activities, the defense currently does not see any possibility of remarkable accusations against anyone who participated in these events, “said Tymoteusz Paprocki, Volodeymy Z., and RMF FM.

The lawyer said that it is not certain whether his client was involved in the sabotage law and was waiting for official information about the intentions of the German justice system in urgent charges. The lawyer said the defense would fight his delivery from Poland.

On September 26, 2022, the lower explosions affected the Nord Stream pipelines and added tension on the war in Ukraine as European countries moved to the dismantling of Russian energy sources.

According to RMF FM, the German authorities say Volodymyr Z. is a diving coach, in September 2022, sailing to the Baltic Sea on a yacht, which he made under the water and put explosives on the pipeline.