Ukrainian diver with alleged links to Nord Stream attack detained in Poland

"A Ukrainian diver suspected of being involved in causing undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022 has been detained in Poland. The diver, identified as Volodymyr Z under Germany's privacy laws, was detained on Tuesday near the Polish capital, Warsaw, local radio station RMF FM and his lawyer said. list of 4 itemsend of list"

"The lawyer, Tymoteusz Paprocki, said he would challenge his client's transfer to Germany, where investigators had launched a case into the attack, which was described by both Moscow and the West as an act of sabotage. The explosions largely severed Russian gas supplies to Europe, marking a major escalation in the Ukraine conflict and squeezing energy supplies on the continent."

"The diver's detention followed a European arrest warrant issued by German authorities. Paprocki argued that a European arrest warrant against him was inadmissible due to the Ukraine war. The attack on Nord Stream infrastructure concerns one of the pipeline's owners, Gazprom, which directly finances the military operations in Ukraine, he said. German news outlets including the Sueddeutsche Zeitung and Die Zeit newspapers and the broadcaster ARD quoted unnamed sources in reporting that investigators believe Volodymyr Z was part of a team that planted the explosives."

Volodymyr Z, a Ukrainian diver, was detained in Poland under a European arrest warrant issued by German authorities over suspected involvement in undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022. His lawyer, Tymoteusz Paprocki, said he will challenge transfer to Germany and argued the warrant is inadmissible because of the Ukraine war, citing Gazprom’s role. The blasts largely severed Russian gas supplies to Europe, escalating the Ukraine conflict and tightening energy supplies. Germany concluded in 2023 that a pro‑Ukrainian group carried out the sabotage. No country has claimed responsibility; Russia blamed the United States, Britain and Ukraine.

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