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Warsaw Court Remands Ukrainian Suspect in Nord Stream Blasts

The ruling triggers a brief remand pending Poland’s review of a German warrant alleging he helped plant explosives on the Baltic pipelines.

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A Ukrainian diver, Volodymyr Z., who is wanted by Germany over his alleged involvement in the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipeline and severely disrupted Russian gas supplies to Europe, walks escorted by Polish Police at the district court in Warsaw, Poland, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
A Ukrainian diver, Volodymyr Z., who is wanted by Germany over his alleged involvement in the 2022 explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipeline and severely disrupted Russian gas supplies to Europe, walks escorted by Polish Police at the district court in Warsaw, Poland, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Overview

  • Police detained the suspect, identified as Volodymyr Z., near Warsaw on a European arrest warrant issued by Germany.
  • A Warsaw district court ordered seven days of custody while extradition documents are reviewed, with a decision possible within up to 100 days.
  • German prosecutors say the qualified diver was part of a group that rented a yacht in Rostock and planted charges near Bornholm, alleging conspiracy to cause an explosion and anti-constitutional sabotage.
  • The defense says he pleads not guilty, will appeal the custody order, and will fight extradition by arguing wartime and legal objections tied to Gazprom’s ownership.
  • The case advances after Italy arrested another Ukrainian suspect, Serhii K., in August, whose court-ordered extradition to Germany is under appeal, as Germany leads the lone ongoing criminal probe after Sweden and Denmark closed theirs.