Polish Prosecutor's Office reports that suspect in blowing up Nord Stream leaves for Ukraine

The Ukrainian diver, who is suspected in Germany of being involved in blowing up the Nord Stream gas pipeline, left Poland for Ukraine at the beginning of July.

The Polish Prosecutor's Office confirms that a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) has been obtained from the German side in this case. However, the Polish services did not find the suspect at his likely place of residence.

"The man crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border at the beginning of July," Anna Adamiak, the spokeswoman of the Prosecutor General of Poland, said in a comment for Onet.

She added that Germany only issued a warrant for the diver's arrest, but he was not in the database of wanted persons used by the Border Service, which means that the German side did not enter his data there. As a result, he was not detained by Polish border guards.

Earlier, the German Spiegel reported that the Ukrainian, whom Germany was going to arrest in Poland for participating in the blowing up of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, left Polish territory because he was probably warned about the arrest.

On Wednesday, several German media, including ARD, Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) and Die Zeit, reported that in early June, Attorney General Rommel issued the first arrest warrant for the main suspect, the Ukrainian diving instructor.

The Federal Prosecutor's Office of Germany does not comment on media reports regarding the issuance of a warrant, which provides for the arrest of the Ukrainian citizen in connection with the damage done to the Nord Stream.