Poland arrests a Ukrainian suspected in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Ukrainian man suspected of being involved in causing undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Russia and Germany in 2022 was arrested in Poland, a spokesperson for the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw said.

Volodymyr Z. was detained by police officers in Pruszkow, central Poland, according to Polish radio station RMF FM, which first reported on his capture. He has been transferred to the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw. The man was detained on a European arrest warrant that was issued by German authorities.

The arrest announced Tuesday marks the second arrest of a Ukrainian man, following another in Italy last month, in connection with the explosion on the undersea pipelines that were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea.