Key facts
- A Ukrainian man has been ordered into pre-trial detention in Croatia.
- He is wanted by Germany in connection with the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions.
- The suspect was arrested in Pula, Croatia, on a European arrest warrant.
- German prosecutors allege the man, identified as Vladimir Z., was a trained scuba diver involved in planting explosives.
- Another suspect, Serhii K., a former Ukrainian army officer, has been charged with orchestrating the blasts.
A Ukrainian man suspected of involvement in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions has been placed into pre-trial detention in Croatia pending a decision on his extradition to Germany. The suspect, identified by German prosecutors as Vladimir Z. and described as a trained scuba diver, was arrested in the coastal city of Pula on a European arrest warrant.