European Arrest Warrant Issued Amidst Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage Investigation

Poland received a European arrest warrant from Berlin for a suspect involved in the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attacks. The suspect, a Ukrainian diver, left Poland due to Germany's failure to include his name in a wanted persons database. Investigations into the sabotage continue across Europe.

The European arrest warrant issued by Berlin in relation to the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline attacks has reached Poland, as confirmed by Polish prosecutors to Reuters. However, due to a clerical oversight by German authorities, the suspect has reportedly exited Poland undetected.

According to sources quoted by SZ, Die Zeit, and ARD, German investigators suspect a Ukrainian diver was part of a team responsible for planting the explosives. Polish authorities have now acknowledged that a European arrest warrant for Volodymyr Z. was issued in June, but the suspect managed to cross the Polish-Ukrainian border in early July.

The case has stirred significant international concern, as the blasts that ruptured the multi-billion dollar Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines last September were executed amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. While the Swedish and Danish probes found traces of explosives, they closed in February without identifying suspects. German inquiries continue to piece together the complex puzzle surrounding the act of sabotage.

(With inputs from agencies.)