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Ukrainian Refuses German Extradition In Nord Stream Sabotage Case

On September 26, 2022, underwater blasts ruptured the two Nord Stream gas pipelines laid under the Baltic Sea (Credit: AFP)

A Ukrainian man arrested in Italy this week over the 2022 sabotage of the Nord Stream underwater gas pipelines from Russia to Europe on Friday refused to be extradited to Germany, reports said.

The 49-year-old man -- identified as Serhii K. by Italian prosecutors but named as Sehrii Kuznetsov in the media -- was detained on Thursday, accused of being part of a cell of Ukrainians who placed explosive devices on the pipeline in September 2022.

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