Overview

• An appeals court in Bologna approved the transfer of Serhii Kuznietsov, 49, who was detained in August near Rimini on a European arrest warrant.
• His lawyer says he will appeal to the Court of Cassation, alleging fair-trial violations, inadequate translation and asserting functional immunity as a Ukrainian serviceman.
• Kuznietsov denies involvement, claims he was in Ukraine during the September 2022 blasts, and remains held in a high-security prison in northern Italy.
• German prosecutors accuse him of joining a cell that planted explosives near Bornholm and have charged him with collusion to cause an explosion, anti-constitutional sabotage and destruction of important structures, carrying a potential 15-year sentence.
• Investigators earlier reported explosive traces on samples from a yacht tied to the plot, and no government or group has claimed responsibility for the pipeline sabotage.