Second Nord Stream suspect arrested in Croatia

German prosecutors announced on August 19, 2026, that a second suspect in the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage has been arrested in Croatia. The suspect, a Ukrainian national and former military diver, is accused of involvement in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in 2022. This arrest follows the earlier detention of another Ukrainian in connection with the same case. The pipeline blasts, which occurred in the Baltic Sea, have been a major point of international tension.