Second Nord Stream suspect arrested in Croatia

German prosecutors say a second suspect, Vladimir Z., a Ukrainian diver, was arrested in Pula, Croatia, under a European arrest warrant and will be extradited to Germany. He is alleged to have been part of a group led by Serhii K. that planted explosives on Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 near Bornholm. The 2022 blasts, widely described as sabotage by Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, damaged the Nord Stream pipelines and heightened energy-security concerns across Europe. Italy had previously arrested another Ukrainian suspect, highlighting the international scope of the investigation. The case underlines ongoing efforts to unravel the operation and its broader geopolitical and energy-security implications for Europe.