The Italian Police Have arrested a ukrainian man on Suspicion of coordinating Attacks on the Nord Stream Pipelines in 2022, the German Public Prosecutor’s Office Reported on Thursday.
Suspect Serhii K. was part of a larger group from ukraine that carried out a coordinated attack on the nord stream gas pipelines in the baltic sea. The Group Sailed from Germany with a Yacht Towards The Danish Island of Bornholm.
The Yacht was interested from a German company. Intermediaries falsified the suspects’ Documents, Accordination to the German Judiciary.
K. was arrested in The Italian Coastal Town of Rimini on Wednesday Night. A European judgment Warrant had Been Issued Against Him. The Italian Police Confirmed K.’s judgment to News Agency Reuters .
The Suspect Will Be Extradited to Germany and Will later Appear Before a German Judge.
Sabotage Contributed to Energy Crisis in Europe
The Nord Stream Pipelines Run Between Lubmin in Northern Germany and Vyborg in Russia. Before the war in Ukraine, Germany imported Russian Gas via Nord Stream.
In September 2022, A Few Months After the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Explosions Occurred Off the German Coast. These damaged the pipeline, prevention gas from be transported through it, although that was no longer happening at that time due to European sanctions on moscow.
The Explosions are Seen by Both Russia and the West As Sabotage. Different Parties Point Fingers at Each Other, And No One has Claimed Responsibility for the Attack. It now appears that a ukrainian group was behind the attacks.
After the attack, gas prices in Europe Rose by 12 percent, contributing to the energy crisis that plagued the continent at that time. European Countries Were then Desperately Looking for Alternatives to Russian Gas.