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Vladimir Putin responds to Donald Tusk on Nord Stream
Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to comments made by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk regarding the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. Putin characterized Tusk's stance as being driven by 'immediate economic benefits,' suggesting the Polish government is motivated by the loss of transit revenues. Putin also noted that a land route through Poland was considered during the planning of Nord Stream, but the decision was ultimately made to route the pipelines through the Baltic Sea to minimize risk.
Donald Tusk's remarks followed the detention of Volodymyr Zhuravlov, a Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream explosions, in Croatia. Zhuravlov is subject to a European Arrest Warrant issued by a German court. Previously, a Polish court had refused to extradite Zhuravlov to Germany. Tusk argued that Germany should not prosecute those acting in response to an invasion and reiterated that Poland had warned Western Europe about the dangers of energy dependence on Russia.
The Russian Foreign Ministry described Tusk's position as a manifestation of rivalry between Warsaw and Berlin.
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Donald Tusk · Nord Stream · Poland · Vladimir Putin · Volodymyr Zhuravlov
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] A Warsaw court previously refused to extradite Zhuravlov to Germany. wydarzenia.interia.pl
- [● 2 SOURCES] Vladimir Putin stated that the Polish government's motives regarding Nord Stream are driven by immediate economic benefits. dorzeczy.pl · wydarzenia.interia.pl
- [● 2 SOURCES] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk argued that those who built the Nord Stream pipeline should be ashamed, rather than those who disabled it. dorzeczy.pl · wydarzenia.interia.pl
- [● 2 SOURCES] Volodymyr Zhuravlov, a Ukrainian citizen suspected of involvement in the Nord Stream sabotage, has been detained in Croatia. dorzeczy.pl · wydarzenia.interia.pl
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The Russian Foreign Ministry characterized Tusk's comments as an expression of rivalry between Warsaw and Berlin. wydarzenia.interia.pl
- [● 2 SOURCES] Putin claimed the decision to route Nord Stream through the Baltic Sea instead of via Poland was made to minimize risk. dorzeczy.pl · www.fakt.pl