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Nord Stream trial opens with a challenge to whether sabotage was a crime
Serhii Kuznetsov denies involvement in the pipeline blasts. As his Hamburg trial begins, his lawyers also challenge the attack’s criminality—and alleged Ukrainian state direction remains unproven.
KijkenVroegste bronAl Jazeera
Wat we eerst wisten
- The first Nord Stream sabotage trial opens in Hamburg; defense lawyers seek dismissal.
Toen nog open
- No established verdict or dismissal ruling; no proven authorization chain within Ukrainian state institutions; no confirmed Zhuravlov transfer.
Waar we op zouden letten
- Whether the evidence proves Kuznetsov’s individual role, and how the court resolves the defense challenge to criminality.