Almost two years ago, several explosions in the Baltic Sea caused a worldwide uproar. A short time later, it was clear that three of the four branches of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which had been laid to supply gas from Russia to Germany, had been destroyed. But by whom?
German investigators believe they may have the answer. The main suspect is a Ukrainian diving instructor named Volodymyr Z., who last lived near Warsaw. Investigators suspect him of carrying out the attack together with five other Ukrainians. But before he could be arrested, the suspect fled to his home country.
German investigators are now accusing Poland of not executing the European arrest and search warrants issued against Z. by Germany’s Federal Court of Justice in June. Germany’s federal criminal police and Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office are displeased. An official familiar with the investigation made a serious accusation to WELT AM SONNTAG, claiming that Poland was sabotaging the investigation. Another person familiar with the investigation called the episode “obstruction of justice.”
That’s not an uncommon view in Germany.
