Ukraine national goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream sabotage

A Ukrainian man identified as Serhii K went on trial in Hamburg on Wednesday accused of plotting to blow up Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022.

German prosecutors allege the suspect led a group of professional divers to plant subsea explosives from a rented yacht named Andromeda to halt Russia's war financing.

The defendant denies the charges, while legal opinions and extradition rulings concerning other suspects have varied across European courts in Italy, Poland, and Croatia.