{"id":2324552,"date":"2024-08-14T16:25:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nord-stream-2-bombing-suspect-slips-out-of-polands-fingers-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T16:28:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:28:53","slug":"nord-stream-2-bombing-suspect-slips-out-of-polands-fingers-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nord-stream-2-bombing-suspect-slips-out-of-polands-fingers-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Nord Stream 2 bombing suspect slips out of Poland\u2019s fingers &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnord-stream-2-bombing-suspect-slips-out-of-polands-fingers-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2324552&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Ukrainian diving instructor named Volodymyr Z. is accused\u2063 of participating in the\u200b bombing of the Nord \u200cStream 2 gas pipeline, which connects Russia to Germany. Polish authorities report that \u2062he escaped to Ukraine before \u2064they could arrest him, \u200bas he had \u200cnot been entered into Germany\u2019s wanted \u200cpersons database. Anna Adamiak, a spokeswoman for Poland\u2019s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-peruvian-president-impeached-after-vowing-to-dissolve-congress\/\" title=\"Leftist Peruvian President Impeached After Vowing To Dissolve Congress\">national prosecutor\u2019<\/a>s office, noted that he crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border \u2064at the beginning of July. \u2064The explosion took \u2064place in September 2022, leading to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-slams-house-democrats-election-reform-bill\/\" title=\"GOP slams House Democrats\u2019 election reform bill\">widespread speculation<\/a> and\u200b diplomatic\u200c tensions regarding the identity of the saboteurs. NATO condemned the sabotage,\u200b while Russia suggested that the \u2063United States may have \u200bbeen \u200cinvolved. The \u2062incident has prompted\u2064 ongoing criminal\u2062 investigations\u2062 into the damage sustained by the\u200d Nord \u200dStream\u2064 pipelines.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nord Stream 2 bombing suspect slips out of Poland&rsquo;s fingers<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1723275\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A suspect in the destruction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nord-stream-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Nord Stream 2<\/a> gas pipeline linking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Germany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Germany<\/a> escaped into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> before he could be arrested, according to Polish officials who received a German warrant for his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The man crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border at the beginning of July,&rdquo; Anna Adamiak, a spokeswoman for Poland&rsquo;s national prosecutor&rsquo;s office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/7470365\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The man, identified as a Ukrainian diving instructor named Volodymyr Z., is suspected of working with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-penn-swimmer-competed-as-male-for-3-years-now-dominating-womens-competitions-identifying-as-female\/\" title=\"U Penn Swimmer Competed As Male For 3 Years. Now Dominating Women\u2019s Competitions Identifying As Female\">diving team<\/a> to place explosives on the controversial pipeline. Yet German authorities neglected to &ldquo;include him in the database of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-puts-7-million-bounty-on-al-qaeda-leaders-head\/\" title=\"United States Puts  Million Bounty on Al-Qaeda Leader\u2019s Head\">wanted persons<\/a>,&rdquo; according to Polish authorities, which enabled him to leave the country without arousing suspicions at the border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Free crossing of the Polish-Ukrainian border by the above-mentioned person was possible because German authorities &hellip; did not include him in the database of wanted persons, which meant that the Polish Border Guard had no knowledge and no grounds to detain Volodymyr Z.,&rdquo; Adamiak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/germany-issues-arrest-warrant-ukrainian-diver-nord-stream-probe-media-report-2024-08-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The detonations, which erupted in September of 2022 as Polish, Danish, and Norwegian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2022\/09\/27\/baltic-pipe-norway-poland-gas-pipeline-opens-in-key-move-to-cut-dependency-on-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hailed<\/a> the opening of a different pipeline as insulation against <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-germany-07245e4ceae0c0de233d426308827765\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia&rsquo;s threats<\/a> to deprive Germany of gas in the coming winter, sparked a wave of international speculation and diplomatic posturing about the identities of the perpetrators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NATO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NATO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2615825\/nord-stream-leak-suggests-russia-can-use-environmental-warfare-against-west\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>condemned<\/a> the &ldquo;deliberate, reckless, and irresponsible acts of sabotage,&rdquo; while Russia accused the United States of orchestrating the scheme and European officials most suspicious of Moscow suggested the Kremlin might have damaged the dormant pipeline in order to underscore the vulnerability of the alternative pipelines.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the end, everything depends solely on the decision of the German government. Nord Stream 2: One pipeline remained intact despite the terrorist attack,&rdquo; Russian President Vladimir Putin <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/economy\/1748107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in February. &ldquo;Can we restart Nord Stream 2? We can! It would take a week. But they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t want to.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The damage to the other Nord Stream pipelines gave rise to criminal investigations by multiple European governments affected by the incident. Sweden and Denmark closed their investigations without identifying a perpetrator amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2583966\/dutch-tipped-off-us-about-alleged-ukrainian-plan-to-blow-up-nord-stream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reports<\/a> that U.S. intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1965628\/cia-reportedly-warned-ukraine-not-to-attack-nord-stream-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assessments<\/a> pointed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/03\/07\/us\/politics\/nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage-ukraine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>&ldquo;a pro-Ukrainian group&rdquo;<\/a> of saboteurs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Regardless of the results of this investigation, it does not change the fact that Russia is waging an illegal, aggressive war against Ukraine,&rdquo; German government spokesman Wolfgang Buchner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2024\/08\/14\/7470388\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> reporters on Wednesday. &ldquo;Regardless of the outcome, we will continue to support Ukraine in its defensive struggle against Russia&rsquo;s illegal war of aggression for as long as necessary, as the chancellor has repeatedly stated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1723275\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1723275\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suspect in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline explosion, which connects Russia and Germany, managed to flee into Ukraine before he could be apprehended, as reported by Polish officials who had received a German arrest warrant. Anna Adamiak, a spokesperson for Poland&#8217;s national prosecutor&#8217;s office, stated on Wednesday that the individual crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border in early July. The suspect, identified as Volodymyr Z., a Ukrainian diving instructor, is believed to have collaborated with a diving team to plant explosives on the contentious pipeline. However, Polish authorities noted that German officials failed to add him to the wanted persons database, allowing him to exit Poland without raising any suspicions at the border. Adamiak explained that this oversight by German authorities meant that Polish Border Guard had no information or reason to detain Volodymyr Z.<\/p>\n<p>The explosions occurred in September 2022 while officials from Poland, Denmark, and Norway celebrated the launch of an alternative pipeline intended as protection against potential Russian gas supply disruptions during winter. This incident led to widespread international speculation and diplomatic discussions regarding those responsible for the sabotage. NATO condemned these &#8220;deliberate&#8221; acts of sabotage while Russia accused the United States of orchestrating it; European leaders skeptical of Moscow suggested that Russia might have damaged its own dormant pipeline to highlight vulnerabilities in other pipelines.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked in February about Nord Stream 2 still being intact despite previous attacks and expressed willingness for its restart within a week if desired by Germany. The damage caused prompted criminal investigations from several affected European nations; however, Sweden and Denmark concluded their inquiries without identifying any suspects amid reports suggesting U.S. intelligence pointed towards &#8220;a pro-Ukrainian group&#8221; being involved.<\/p>\n<p>German government spokesman Wolfgang Buchner emphasized on Wednesday that regardless of investigation outcomes or findings related to this incident, it does not alter Germany&#8217;s stance on supporting Ukraine against what he termed Russia\u2019s illegal war of aggression<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2743,"featured_media":2324553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/russia-germany-flag-pipeline.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[38154,38153,11622,32076],"class_list":["post-2324552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-bombing-suspect","tag-nord-stream-2","tag-poland","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/russia-germany-flag-pipeline.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2743"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}