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The Independent UK
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Giada Zampano

Italy's top court blocks extradition of Ukrainian suspect in Nord Stream explosions' case

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

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

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