A Ukrainian military officer is on trial in Germany over the sabotage of Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines, an attack that took years to be linked to suspects.
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01Summary
- 01The case concerns an act of sabotage against Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines, described as worth $20bn.
- 02A Ukrainian military officer is on trial in Germany over the incident.
- 03The sabotage remained unsolved for years before the trial.
- 04The headline says six Ukrainian divers could have been involved.
02Why it matters
The case matters because it involves a major attack on critical European energy infrastructure and could affect wider tensions around the Russia-Ukraine war. It also tests how far German courts can go in pursuing suspects linked to an international sabotage case.
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