A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany. German prosecutors identified the man as a second suspect in the investigation.
The suspect, a trained scuba diver dubbed Vladimir Z., is strongly suspected of jointly causing the explosions. A Croatian investigative judge has ordered his detention, and he will be extradited to Germany.
The September 2022 bombing damaged three of the four pipelines built to carry Russian fossil gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. These pipelines serve as a key export channel for Russian natural gas.