Image for representation purposes only.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nA man from Ukraine who is suspected of setting off blasts which damaged Nord Stream pipelines more than 3 years ago has been placed in custody, per sources.<\/p>\n
The offshore pipelines run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, providing Western Europe with natural gas.<\/p>\n
The 49-year-old Ukrainian, Serhii Kuznietsov, was ordered to be held in custody after a judge at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe issued an arrest warrant under his name.<\/p>\n
The explosions on September 26, 2022, added to the tensions between Russia and Ukraine at that time.<\/p>\n
Per prosecutors in Germany, Kuznietsov was one among a group of people who kept the explosives on the pipelines.<\/p>\n
He is also suspected of being the coordinator, causing the blasts, anti-constitutional sabotage and destroying vital structures.<\/p>\n
It is said that he and his accomplices used a yacht which sailed from Germany\u2019s Rostock Port. It was hired from a German Company, using fake IDs with the help of intermediaries.<\/p>\n
The man has denied any involvement in the blasts and said he was in Ukraine, serving as an army captain when the incident occurred.<\/p>\n
He came to Germany after the highest Italian court approved his extradition on November 19.<\/p>\n
He was detained on an arrest warrant at a campground close to the Adriatic city of Rimini, Italy, where he was spending holidays with his family.<\/p>\n
A Polish judge has said that the explosions should be seen as military action in a \u2018just war\u2019 and should not be seen as the act of an individual.<\/p>\n
However, the Italian Court, which decided on the extradition of Kuznietsov, did not accept this argument.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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