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The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Croatia orders detention of Ukrainian man wanted in Germany for Nord Stream blasts in 2022

Germany Nord Stream Arrest - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Croatian judge on Thursday ordered the detention of a Ukrainian man who is wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines, his lawyer said.

The man was arrested on a European warrant in the northern Croatian town of Pula on Wednesday. He was questioned on Thursday by prosecutors who requested the detention pending extradition proceedings, the state HRT television reported.

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