Key FactsHamburg Schedules Trial of Alleged Nord Stream Suspect
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  • Federal prosecutors accuse Serhij K., a Ukrainian army officer, of war crimes involving attacks on civilian targets and additional offenses.

  • According to the indictment, he, military personnel and Ukrainian state bodies planned destruction to prevent Russia using gas-trade revenue to finance its war.

  • A team allegedly led by him transported explosives by sailing yacht to Bornholm and attached timed devices to the pipelines.

  • Detonations on 26 September 2022 severely damaged Nord Stream 1 and 2, causing four leaks across three of four lines.
Defense attorney: "Nord Stream was a weapon of Russia": The trial concerning the Nord Stream blast has begun. A key question: Were the gas pipelines a legitimate ...
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Sanctions complicate business: USA and Russia apparently discuss possible Nord Stream deal
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Key FactsReports of Possible US Investment in Nord Stream
Oct 8, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Five people familiar with the matter said Kirill Dmitrijew and Jared Kushner participated in discussions about possible US investment.

  • A White House official nevertheless said there had been no recent discussions about Nord Stream.

  • The German government and other European states oppose restarting the pipelines, which are subject to European sanctions.

  • The pipelines have been idle since the Ukraine war began and were severely damaged by underwater explosions in September 2022.
  • The mistake will be even bigger if the Americans control the pipelines and the Russians supply the gas.
    — Michael Kellner, Green Party member of the German Bundestag; warned in the discussion about a potential Nord Stream deal that it would harm Europe.
The trial into the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines has started in Hamburg. Ukrainian national Serhii Kuznietsov faces charges of committing a war ... Show more
Nord Stream attack: Defense lawyers cause astonishment at the start of the trial: In 2022, explosions tore four leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines on the Baltic ...
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Nord Stream attack: Defense lawyers cause astonishment at the start of the ...
Nord Stream: Was Ukraine allegedly allowed to blow up the pipelines?: A Ukrainian officer is said to have blown up Nord Stream. Was this a war crime or ...
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Nord Stream: Was Ukraine allegedly allowed to blow up the pipelines?
On Wednesday, October 14th, supporters with Ukrainian flags gathered in front of a Hamburg court to stand by a former officer accused of involvement in the ... Show more
Nord Stream trial: Alleged leader of the explosion is on trial in Hamburg: The photo provided by the Danish Defence Command shows the Nord Stream 2 gas leak near ...
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Nord Stream trial: Alleged leader of the explosion is on trial in Hamburg
Nord Stream: Kushner and Putin advisors reportedly negotiating US participation: While the German government is blocking the deal, Jared Kushner and the Kremlin ...
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Nord Stream: Kushner and Putin advisors reportedly negotiating US ...
Nord Stream attack: These clues implicate the suspected saboteur: In a few days, the alleged leader of the sabotage commando will appear before the Hamburg ...
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Nord Stream attack: These clues implicate the suspected saboteur
"Americans and Russians share the profits": Trump's Nord Stream plan alarms Europe
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Former German Intelligence Chief Arrested. He Previously Accused Poland of Blowing Up Nord Stream
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Former German Intelligence Chief Arrested. He Previously Accused Poland of ...
"He Cannot Expect a Fair Trial in Germany". Nord Stream Blasts Suspect Seeks Asylum - PolandDaily24.com
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#WATCH | Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov clashed with a journalist over allegations that Moscow is waging a covert or “hybrid” war against European ... Show more

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Croatian court approves extradition in Nord Stream bombing case: Nord Stream sabotage suspect to be extradited from Croatia; court ruling faces appeal with final ...
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Croatian court approves extradition in Nord Stream bombing case
Dialogue in Marktredwitz - | AfD invokes friendship with Russia: At the AfD district council group dialogue, two members of the Bundestag focus on economic ...
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Dialogue in Marktredwitz - | AfD invokes friendship with Russia
Election campaign support from Moscow: Putin's envoy courts AfD before state election
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Election campaign support from Moscow: Putin's envoy courts AfD before ...
Trial Over Pipeline Explosion: Nord Stream Operator Requests Access to Case Files
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Trial Over Pipeline Explosion: Nord Stream Operator Requests Access to ...
Key FactsNord Stream Operators Seek Files in Sabotage Trial
Aug 31, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • The Russian-controlled operating companies applied for access to case files in Germany’s proceedings over the pipeline explosions.

  • According to Stern, Nord Stream 2 AG’s lawyer has already received the indictment from Hamburg’s Hanseatic Higher Regional Court.

  • The wholly owned Gazprom subsidiary reportedly wants to examine potential damages claims against Ukrainian defendant Serhij Kusnjezow.

  • The defense warns that co-plaintiff status could give the Russian state access to sensitive information and investigation details.
  • "Detailfragen" the court cannot provide comprehensive information. "Generally" a lawyer for the victim of a crime can, "under certain conditions," in particular obtain access to the indictment in order to assess whether there is a possibility to join as a co-plaintiff.— Spokesperson for the Hamburg Higher Regional Court (OLG Hamburg) – comment on requests for file access
BSW populism in Magdeburg: A motion won't fill a gas storage tank: Sahra Wagenknecht wants to open Nord Stream via a state parliament motion ...
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BSW populism in Magdeburg: A motion won't fill a gas storage tank
They Took €25 Million From Nord Stream - | Now They Are Funding Protests Against Poland's Oil and Gas Extraction Projects
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They Took €25 Million From Nord Stream - | Now They Are Funding Protests ...
Restarting Nord Stream: Will gas prices really fall then?: Germany's gas storage facilities are emptier than they have been in years. Reactivating Nord ...
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Restarting Nord Stream: Will gas prices really fall then?
Espionage, sabotage, and sanctions: Controversy surrounding Nord Stream: The construction of the Baltic Sea natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 1 was controversial ...
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Espionage, sabotage, and sanctions: Controversy surrounding Nord Stream
The less that happens, the faster you know who did it: Leipzig drones, Nord Stream and the German investigative miracle
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The less that happens, the faster you know who did it: Leipzig drones ...
Croatian Court Delays Ukrainian Nord Stream Suspect’s Extradition Hearing Amid New Charges
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Arrest on a Hollywood Film Set: Nord Stream: Ukrainian Diver Remanded in Custody: The dramatic explosion of the Nord Stream pipelines, worthy of a movie ...
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Arrest on a Hollywood Film Set: Nord Stream: Ukrainian Diver Remanded in ...
Key FactsCroatian Court Orders Detention of Nord Stream Suspect
Aug 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • Croatian police arrested Wolodymyr Z. at a hotel in Pula on Wednesday morning under a European arrest warrant.

  • The Pula court subsequently ordered pretrial detention because of flight risk, with a view to his extradition to Germany.

  • Reports said the arrest took place on the set of Snake Island, where Z. was reportedly advising the film crew.

  • The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office strongly suspects Z. of placing explosives on the pipelines with other divers four years ago and accuses him of several offenses.
Nord Stream suspect remanded in custody after arrest in Croatia: He is said to have been one of the divers who attached explosives to the Nord Stream pipelines ...
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Nord Stream suspect remanded in custody after arrest in Croatia
Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream bombing reportedly arrested while working on film about the attack
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Ukrainian suspected in Nord Stream bombing reportedly arrested while ...
Detention for Nord Stream suspect in Croatia: Volodymyr Z. wants to prevent his impending extradition to Germany. His lawyer is citing Poland ...
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Detention for Nord Stream suspect in Croatia
He allegedly blew up Nord Stream. Now a Hollywood shoot is his downfall.: Hollywood stars are filming a movie about the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines ...
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He allegedly blew up Nord Stream. Now a Hollywood shoot is his downfall.
A Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines was arrested on a European warrant ... Show more
Current situation in the Ukraine war: Tusk does not want prosecution after Nord Stream attack
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Current situation in the Ukraine war: Tusk does not want prosecution after ...
Germans Have Croatian Police Arrest Possible Nord Stream Agent, in Case Dropped by Other Kyiv Allies
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Germans Have Croatian Police Arrest Possible Nord Stream Agent ...
Ukrainian arrested over Nord Stream blast ‘detained on Hollywood movie set’: The suspect is accused of being a member of a team of Ukrainian divers that ...
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Ukrainian arrested over Nord Stream blast ‘detained on Hollywood movie ...
Nord Stream attack suspect arrested on set of Hollywood movie about blasts: A Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the Nord Stream explosions was ...
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Nord Stream attack suspect arrested on set of Hollywood movie about blasts
Nord Stream bomb suspect arrested while working on Ukraine war movie: The Ukrainian suspect had previously been held in Poland for his alleged role in destroying ...
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Nord Stream bomb suspect arrested while working on Ukraine war movie
Nord Stream suspect arrested during filming of Hollywood movie: A man was arrested during the filming of a movie that fictionalizes the Nord Stream sabotage ...
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Nord Stream suspect arrested during filming of Hollywood movie
Nord Stream: Another Ukrainian arrested. Swiss neutrality for Germany. Charlotte Knobloch compares AfD to Hitler. Saxony-Anhalt: No more money for the poor ...
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Nord Stream: Another Ukrainian arrested. Swiss neutrality for Germany ...
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Poland refused to extradite him to Germany. Volodymyr Zhuravlov detained in Croatia
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Poland refused to extradite him to Germany. Volodymyr Zhuravlov detained ...
OpinionAre Scotland's undersea cables safe from Russian sabotage?: A Ukrainian, Vladimir Zhuravlev, was arrested in Pula, Croatia having allegedly been part of a group ...
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Are Scotland's undersea cables safe from Russian sabotage?
Germany charged a Ukrainian for the Nord Stream blasts—Kyiv is now investigating if Russia staged the attack to frame Ukrainians
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Germany charged a Ukrainian for the Nord Stream blasts—Kyiv is now ...
The audacious plot to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines: Shadowy figures, deep-sea sabotage, and geopolitical skulduggery come together in a fascinating exposé ...
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The audacious plot to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines
Nord Stream trial against Serhii K.: An explosive indictment: The alleged Nord Stream saboteur Serhii K. is accused of a war crime. ZDF frontal was able to speak ...
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Nord Stream trial against Serhii K.: An explosive indictment
Sean Penn & Recent Oscar Winner Join Cast of Doug Liman’s Intense Snake Island Movie
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Sean Penn & Recent Oscar Winner Join Cast of Doug Liman’s Intense Snake ...
Explosive Nord Stream ruling: "In large part, the decision about 580 million euros hinged on a single word"
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Explosive Nord Stream ruling:
In the latest episode of Ukraine This Week, Anna Belokur examines Germany’s allegations that a Ukrainian-led team sabotaged the Nord Stream pipelines on Kyiv’s ... Show more
Who blew up Nord Stream? For his new book, WSJ correspondent Bojan Pancevski spent years reconstructing the plot: seven Ukrainians, a rented yacht ...
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Who blew up Nord Stream? For his new book, WSJ correspondent Bojan ...
What Ukraine doesn’t want you to know about the Nord Stream pipeline: A world hungry for adventure wants to believe that the Nord Stream pipeline was blown up by ...
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What Ukraine doesn’t want you to know about the Nord Stream pipeline
Who really blew up the Nord Stream pipeline? Peter Hitchens dismisses the accepted view that a small band of Ukrainians carried out one of the most ... Show more
Suspected State-Sponsored Act: Prosecutors Suspect Kyiv in the Nord Stream Attack
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Key FactsCharges Filed Against Suspected Nord Stream Saboteur
Jul 2, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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  • The September 2022 explosions severely damaged the Nord Stream pipelines, halting gas deliveries permanently.

  • German prosecutors accuse Ukrainian Serhij K. of leading the sabotage and he has been held in custody since November 2025.

  • Four time-triggered explosives were placed underwater near Bornholm by a seven-person team coordinated by Serhij K.

  • German courts claim jurisdiction despite the international location because the damage affected German territory and civilian infrastructure.
Ukraine: Intelligence services have expanded their foreign operations: Ukraine has expanded its clandestine operations abroad during the course of the war ...
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Ukraine: Intelligence services have expanded their foreign operations
Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage Investigation. What Tusk's Services Did “at Germany's Request”
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Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage Investigation. What Tusk's Services Did ...
What Ukraine doesn’t want you to know about the Nord Stream pipeline: A world hungry for adventure wants to believe that the Nord Stream pipeline was blown up by ...
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What Ukraine doesn’t want you to know about the Nord Stream pipeline
Energy and power politics: How Russian gas made BASF rich: BASF, along with other corporations like Gazprom and political figures, played a major role in the ...
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Energy and power politics: How Russian gas made BASF rich