Ukrainian Vladimir Sh., who is supposed to that he is behind the explosion of the "Nord Stream" has repeatedly traveled to Germany since the attacks on gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in the fall of 2022, revealed joint investigations by the German magazine "Spiegel", television Cet de Eff and Danish television De Air. broadcast BTA.
These trips took place at a time when the Federal Prosecutor's Office had already named him as a suspect in its sabotage investigation, the German newspaper "Welt" reported.
According to the information, Volodymyr Sh. traveled for the last time through Germany at the end of May, just a few days before a warrant was issued for his arrest. On his return journey from Denmark to his home in Poland, he also visited a relative of his wife in Berlin. This is confirmed by the travel data of Volodymyr Sh., available to Spiegel, Cet De Ef and De Er.
His wife canceled another trip to Denmark just a week after a European arrest warrant was sent to Poland for Volodymyr Sh on June 21. Shortly after, he traveled to Ukraine. The case has already become a political issue, writes "Welt". The Polish authorities should have immediately executed the European arrest warrant against Volodymyr Sh.
Instead, senior Polish politicians are said to have informed their German counterparts in early July that the arrest would not take place. Meanwhile, in security circles, it is assumed that Sh. was warned of the impending arrest. It is believed that the Polish authorities are behind this.
Sh.'s escape route shows that the Ukrainian authorities were also aware of the case. He is believed to have crossed the border between Poland and Ukraine on July 6 in a car with diplomatic license plates. The car is said to be the property of the Ukrainian Embassy in Warsaw. In September 2022, saboteurs blew up the Nord Stream pipelines crossing the Baltic Sea, destroying three of the four pipelines. Investigators from the Federal Prosecutor's Office, the Federal Criminal Service and the Federal Police are now sure that Ukrainians are behind the attack.