Ukrainian accused of Nord Stream pipeline sabotage goes on trial in Germany
A Ukrainian man, identified as 50-year-old Serhiy Kuznetsov, has gone on trial in Germany for war crimes. The trial, which opened on Wednesday at the Higher Regional Court in Hamburg, is the first involving an alleged perpetrator of the 2022 attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea.
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Open questions and key claims
Oleksandr Merezhko suggests the blasts occurred during wartime and Nord Stream 2 was a Russian tool for war preparation.
Germany has attempted to depoliticize the case by leaving it to the judiciary.
German prosecutors allege the accused led a group of divers, a boat captain, and an explosives expert in 2022.
A Ukrainian former military officer is on trial in Germany accused of organizing the Nord Stream gas pipeline blasts in 2022.
The defendant, identified as Serhii K., denies any involvement in the operation.
A Ukrainian soldier is to go on trial in Hamburg accused of participating in the 2022 attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Both the accused soldier and Ukraine deny any involvement in the attacks.
The defendant's defence team called for the case to be dismissed.
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