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  "id": 14463731,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T13:43:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3370911/ukrainian-accused-nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage-goes-trial-germany"
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  "summary": "A Ukrainian man accused of helping to mastermind the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines four years ago went on trial for war crimes in Germany on Wednesday, with his defence calling for the case to be dismissed. The closely watched trial – the first involving one of the alleged perpetrators of the 2022 attacks in the Baltic Sea – opened at the Higher Regional Court in the northern city of…",
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      {
        "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"
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      {
        "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": "RFI English",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-14T13:58:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Germany puts Ukrainian on trial over Nord Stream sabotage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/germany-puts-ukrainian-on-trial-over-nord-stream-sabotage",
        "published": "2026-10-14T16:04:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Trial of Kuznetsov, accused of organising Nord Stream pipeline explosions, begins in Hamburg",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/trial-of-kuznetsov-accused-of-organising-nord-stream-pipeline",
        "published": "2026-10-14T17:04:31.000Z"
      }
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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."
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