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Zelensky denies Ukraine role in Nord Stream sabotage after suspect arrest
Croatian police arrested a Ukrainian national in Germany’s request, after earlier arrests tied to Germany’s charges over blasts that disrupted Nord Stream 1 and 2.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had no role in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe, following the arrest in Croatia of a second Ukrainian suspect sought by Germany, according to SCMP Economy.
Zelensky made the remarks during the Ukraine Nordic-Baltic summit in Kyiv on Sunday, saying Ukraine had never been involved in the operation and that Kyiv was ready to help with the investigation.
Croatian police arrested a Ukrainian national identified only as Vladimir Z at Germany’s request, the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Wednesday. German authorities allege the suspect was part of a group that used explosives to blow up Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 near Denmark’s Bornholm in September 2022, SCMP Economy reported.
SCMP Economy also noted that a previous Ukrainian national, Serhii K, was arrested in Italy last year and extradited to Germany, where he was later charged. Nord Stream 1 had been the main route for Russian pipeline gas flows to Germany before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and in 2021 it delivered more than a third of Russia’s total gas exports to Europe.