Indictment against alleged leader of gas pipeline attack claims former Ukrainian army officer was directed by state
German prosecutors have accused Ukrainian “state authorities” of ordering the 2022 explosives attack on the Nord Stream gas pipelines linking Russia with Europe, a charge likely to ignite tensions between Kyiv and Berlin, its biggest military backer.
The sabotage in the Baltic Sea by a team of assailants almost entirely destroyed the seafloor infrastructure of the key source of Russian gas to Germany.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Deborah Cole in Berlin.
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