A Ukrainian citizen, who has been wanted by German authorities in connection with the Nord Stream explosions back in September 2022, has been detained in Poland.
This is reported by Polish radio, writes Reuters. He is referred to as "Volodymyr Z."
The man's lawyer confirms to the news agency that he has been detained in Poland on suspicion of involvement in the Nord Stream explosions.
As recently as mid-September, an Italian court ruled that another Ukrainian man, referred to by German police as "Serhii K.", should be extradited to Germany in the case of sabotage of the two gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2.
The German prosecutor's office stated in August that the Ukrainian man had been arrested by Italian police on the basis of a European arrest warrant.
Serhii K. is suspected of having coordinated sabotage against the two pipelines connecting Germany and Russia.
He and a group of other people planted explosive devices on the two pipelines near Bornholm, according to a previous statement from the prosecutor's office, according to AFP.
The man denies involvement.
The two gas pipelines Nord Stream 1 and 2 run near Bornholm. The suspected sabotage occurred on September 26, 2022.
It has previously been reported that the German authorities were looking for a Ukrainian who had been in Poland, but who is said to have returned to Ukraine.
It is not known whether this is the same man who was detained in Poland on Tuesday.
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