Croatian court approves extradition in Nord Stream bombing case

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Nord Stream sabotage suspect to be extradited from Croatia; court ruling faces appeal with final decision still pendingPublished On 24 Sep 202624 Sep 2026A Croatian court has approved the extradition of a Ukrainian man wanted in Germany in connection with the 2022 undersea explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.The man was arrested on a European warrant in the northern Croatian town of Pula in August while reportedly working on a Hollywood dramatisation of the attack, according to the AFP news agency.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3German prosecutors charge Ukrainian suspect over Nord Stream explosionslist 2 of 3Ukrainian suspect, a ‘trained scuba diver’, arrested over Nord Stream blastlist 3 of 3Nord Stream bombings put Ukraine’s ties with Germany under pressureend of listOn Thursday, his lawyer, Ljubo Pavasovic Viskovic, said the court approved the extradition on September 18.Pavasovic Viskovic added that the ruling is not final and will be appealed, so it is unclear when or whether the extradition will take place.German prosecutors identified the man as Vladimir Z.They said the suspect was a “trained scuba diver” who...