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MOSCOW, August 19 (Sputnik) – Russia has lodged a complaint with Germany for not complying with its anti-terrorism commitments in the investigation into the Nord Stream underwater gas pipeline sabotage incident, Oleg Tiapkin, head of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Third European Department, told the Sputnik news agency.
The diplomat recalled that German justice announced a manhunt for a Ukrainian national suspected of involvement in the attack, but believed that “the matter would be shelved without identifying the real plotter,” which Russia considered intolerable.
“We recommend that Germany and other relevant countries comply with their obligations under the UN anti-terrorism conventions. Corresponding proposals in this regard have also been made at the national level, especially in Berlin. “We advocate that negotiations be conducted in accordance with international regulations,” Tipkin said.
The senior foreign official added that Russia will decide its next steps “depending on the reaction of the West.”
In mid-August, German media reported that the Federal Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest warrant in June for Vladimir Z., a Ukrainian diving instructor living in Poland, who was suspected of participating in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, although he himself denied his involvement in the events.
It turned out that this man was Vladimir Zhuravliov from Kiev, and his accomplices were the couple Svetlana and Evgeni Uspensky.
Polish authorities confirmed they had received a European arrest warrant from Germany for Zhuravliov, but it was not executed because the suspect left Poland for Ukraine in early July.
On September 26, 2022, three of the four Nord Stream 1 and 2 lines became targets of explosive sabotage on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, near Danish islands and off the Swedish coast.
Germany, Denmark and Sweden have refused to join Russia in investigating the sabotage, or to share the results of their investigation with Russia. (Sputnik)
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