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Gavin Blackburn

Italy court blocks extradition of Ukrainian to Germany in Nord Stream pipelines blast case

Italy's top court has rejected the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian man arrested on suspicion of setting off explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022, his lawyer said on Thursday.

Italy's Cassation Court annulled a previous decision by a Bologna appeals court on Wednesday, which had ordered the extradition to Germany of the 49-year-old suspect, Serhii Kuznietsov.

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