{
  "id": 14463398,
  "title": "Ukrainian ex-officer stands trial in Germany over Nord Stream pipeline blasts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukrainian-ex-officer-stands-trial-in-germany-over-nord-stream",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:58:22.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20261014-ukrainian-ex-officer-goes-on-trial-in-germany-over-nord-stream-pipeline-blasts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A former Ukrainian military officer has gone on trial in Germany, becoming the first person to face court over the 2022 explosions that ruptured the Nord Stream gas pipelines beneath the Baltic Sea. The Higher Regional Court opened the proceedings on Wednesday. The defendant is accused of helping to mastermind the attacks or leading an elaborate plot to blow up the undersea pipelines.\n\nThe South China Morning Post reports that the man is facing trial for war crimes, while his defense has called for the case to be dismissed. During the opening of the trial, a lawyer for the accused stated that Russia used the pipelines as a weapon to exert political and economic pressure, according to The Local Germany.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Former Ukrainian military officer to stand trial in Germany over Nord Stream sabotage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/former-ukrainian-military-officer-to-stand-trial-in-germany-over-nord",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:37:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Ukrainian on trial in Germany over gas pipeline bombing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukrainian-on-trial-in-germany-over-gas-pipeline-bombing",
        "published": "2026-10-14T11:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
        "title": "Trial defence says Russia used Nord Stream pipelines as 'weapon'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/trial-defence-says-russia-used-nord-stream-pipelines-as-weapon",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:29:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Nord Stream pipeline blasts: Why a Ukrainian man is on trial in Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/nord-stream-pipeline-blasts-why-a-ukrainian-man-is-on-trial-in-germany",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:41:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Ukrainian accused of Nord Stream pipeline sabotage goes on trial in Germany",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukrainian-accused-of-nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage-goes-on-trial-in",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:43:17.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}