Germany holds trial of Ukrainian suspect accused of sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline
Explosions damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany, which supply 50 percent of Germany's gas needs. A Ukrainian citizen is accused of war crimes and faces trial in Hamburg. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was ready but never operated.
- The Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany were damaged in explosions, and the pipeline supplying 50 percent of Germany's gas needs was affected.
- A Ukrainian citizen is accused of committing a war crime, and an Ukrainian officer is appearing in Germany for charges related to it.
- Serhii Kuznetsov, a Ukrainian army commander, is accused of planning to destroy Russia's largest gas pipeline to Europe.
- German prosecutors say the accused actions would constitute a war crime and accuse Kuznetsov of being an accomplice to war crimes.
- A trial against a suspected Nord Stream saboteur is beginning in Hamburg.
- Ukrainian citizen Serhii K. is facing trial in Hamburg.
- The Nord Stream 2 pipeline was ready to operate but never transported gas.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was not involved in the 2022 Nord Stream attack.
- German authorities accused Ukraine of sabotage in July 2026.
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