Bloomberg
Second Nord Stream Sabotage Suspect Arrested in Croatia
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
German prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant for a second suspect in the Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage investigation, according to Croatian authorities. The arrest took place in Croatia. Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, which carried Russian natural gas to Europe, were damaged in September 2022 in what German investigators determined was a deliberate sabotage operation.
