Russo-Ukrainian War Thread - Page 865

On October 07 2025 01:23 Manit0u wrote:


Last week it was reported they lost around 40% of their refining capacity. And now they've lost 3 more refineries in 3 days. 2 of them close to Moscow.

Not in Poland's interest to give Germany Nord Stream suspect, Tusk says
WARSAW, Oct 7 (Reuters) - It is not in Poland's interest to hand over a Ukrainian man wanted by Germany for suspected involvement in explosions which damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the Polish prime minister said on Tuesday.

Donald Tusk said that ultimately it was for the court to decide whether Volodymyr Z., who was detained near Warsaw in late September, is handed over. But he reiterated Poland's long-standing opposition to the pipelines, which Warsaw says were key to making Europe too dependent on Russian energy.

"The problem of Europe, the problem of Ukraine, the problem of Lithuania and Poland is not that Nord Stream 2 was blown up, but that it was built," Tusk told a news conference. "It is certainly not in the interest of Poland... to hand over this citizen to a foreign country," he added.

German authorities did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A Polish court ruled on Monday that Volodymyr Z. must remain in custody for another 40 days while a decision is made on whether to transfer him to Germany based on a European arrest warrant.

Described by both Moscow and the West as an act of sabotage, the explosions in 2022 marked an escalation in the Ukraine conflict and squeezed energy supplies. No one has taken responsibility for the blasts and Ukraine has denied any role.

Another Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks was arrested in Italy in August and plans to fight extradition to Germany.

Volodymyr Z's Polish lawyer has said his client has done nothing wrong and that he will plead not guilty.

Germany's top prosecutors' office said in an earlier statement that the diver was one of a group of people who were suspected of renting a sailing yacht and planting explosives on the pipelines, which run from Russia to Germany, near the Danish island of Bornholm in September 2022. He faces accusations of conspiring to commit an explosives attack and of "anti-constitutional sabotage", the German prosecutors added.

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/not-polands-interest-give-germany-nord-stream-suspect-tusk-says-2025-10-07/

On October 08 2025 03:41 Sent. wrote:


Wouldn't it make things much easier if that guy and the other guy that was arrested in Italy resided in a country where European arrest warrants can't be an issue? Daring Polish or Italian law enforcement to ignore the German warrants is kind of a dick move, if they're really guilty.

On October 08 2025 04:48 KwarK wrote:
If Poland could have moved out of Europe it would have. Poland exudes “I have to live with you (Germany) but I don’t have to like you” energy. But what are they going to do, be friends with the Russians instead?

On October 08 2025 05:12 CuddlyCuteKitten wrote:


I don't really see a big problem with Poland. They are a large, conservative eastern European country. They are now ascending into becoming a regional power and are starting to take their place in Europe. That's going to chafe a bit for both sides.Eventually they are going to have to moderate their general anti-EU stance (or leave). I don't see it happening soon and I don't see the younger generation of Poles wanting to leave EU so the boomers have time do die off

On October 08 2025 04:17 Sent. wrote:
Yes, I think it would be better if Tusk chose to dodge the question somehow. Diplomacy was never our greatest strength.