A Ukrainian arrested in Italy last month over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Europe must be extradited to Germany, a court in Bologna ruled Tuesday.
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Serhii Kuznietsov, a member of the Ukrainian armed forces at the time, has denied being part of a cell which placed explosives on the underwater pipeline and will appeal against the extradition ruling at Italy’s highest court, his lawyer Nicola Canestrini told AFP.
The pipelines that for years shipped Russian gas to Europe were damaged by huge explosions in September 2022, several months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine.
Western powers were initially quick to blame Russia, which in turn accused them.
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