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Reference News reported on August 15The Russian TV website reported on August 14, citing local media reports, that German federal prosecutors have issued the first arrest warrant related to the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. The suspect is believed to be a Ukrainian citizen named "Vladimir Z." It is not clear whether the suspect has any connection with the Kiev military or intelligence services.

It is reported that as of now, no one has claimed responsibility for the explosion that caused the rupture of the Baltic gas pipeline in September 2022.

German television station ARD, Süddeutsche Zeitung and Die Zeit reported on the 14th that federal prosecutor Jens Rommel had issued the first arrest warrant in the case in early June. The accused suspect has been identified. According to reports, two of his compatriots (a couple) have been listed as potential accomplices.

German officials have reportedly asked Polish authorities for cooperation in locating the suspect, who was reportedly tracked to a location west of Warsaw before disappearing.

Officials contacted the suspect by phone on the 13th, ARD reported, adding that "Vladimir Z" insisted that he had nothing to do with the sabotage.

ARD reported that the suspected saboteurs allegedly traveled to the site of the sabotage on a yacht called Andromeda, but Polish authorities insisted that the ship's voyage was "purely touristic" and that the crew should obviously not be listed as suspects.

German prosecutors have expressed doubts about the Polish version of events, the report said. Polish officials are also said to have told Germany that CCTV footage of the yacht and its crew had been deleted.

ARD said that despite the EU's intergovernmental agreement, Warsaw has not responded to Berlin's request for cooperation in finding the whereabouts of "Vladimir Z".

According to German media reports, investigators have not yet found any solid evidence that the suspect has direct links to the Ukrainian military or intelligence services. Senior officials in Kiev have publicly denied that Ukraine has anything to do with sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

At present, the German prosecutor's office refuses to make an official comment on the matter. (Compiled by Wu Mei)