According to CCTV News, the German Federal Prosecutor's Office released a message on the 21st that with the assistance of Italy, a Ukraine man suspected of participating in the explosion of the "Nord Stream" natural gas pipeline was recently arrested in Italy.

Ukrainian man arrested in Italy: video

The Italian news agency Ansa on Monday that the man was not only suspected of involvement in the incident, but may also be the main responsible for the destruction operation.

According to reports, the 49-year-old Ukrainian man was arrested while on holiday on the Adriatic coast. The police found that the man was a European wanted person when they checked in the hotel or apartment information of tourists, and then Italian police arrested him.

According to German investigative documents authorized by Swedish television, the Nord Stream gas pipeline was damaged by at least four explosions of time bombs, which were transported to the Baltic Sea by a sailing vessel. The documents showed that there were six crew members on the sailing vessel, four of whom were dives, who placed the bombs on a 70 to 80 meters deep underwater gas pipeline, which weighed 14 to 27 kilograms.

"Beixi" natural gas pipeline explosion Photo source: Video screenshot

Russia's First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said on August 22 that Russia has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the North Stream gas pipeline explosion, the meeting is scheduled for August 26.

According to Russian media reports, Polyansky said on social media that Russia had asked the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on the "Nord Stream" pipeline explosion, and that "we will point out the delay in the German investigation and its opacity to the Security Council".

The German Federal Prosecutor's Office announced on the 21st that with the assistance of Italy, a Ukrainian man suspected of participating in the explosion of the "Nord Stream" natural gas pipeline was arrested in Italy a few days ago. On the same day, Germany's Der Spiegel quoted investigators from the German Federal Prosecutor's Office as saying that the suspect played a coordinating role. It is unclear when the man will be extradited to Germany.

On September 26, 2022, the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 submarine gas pipelines connecting Russia and Germany and other European countries to the Baltic Sea exploded violently in waters near Denmark and Sweden, leaking a large amount of natural gas.

Latest developments in the situation in Russia and Ukraine

According to the headline of the Xinhua International, the Russian Ministry of Defense newspaper released on 23 said that the Russian military continued to push deep into the defense of the Ukrainian army, controlled two villages in the Donetsk region, and defeated the Ukrainian army in several settlements.

The Russian army also destroyed several ammunition depots and electronic jamming stations in Ukraine, the Tass news agency reported, citing the war report. The war report said that the control of the two villages marked a further advance by the Russian army towards Konstantinovka. Konstantinovka is a key town leading to Kramatorsk, Ukraine's main logistics base.

The Russian military used warplanes, drones and cannons to destroy a military-industrial enterprise in Ukraine and the temporary deployment of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in 143 regions, and the Russian air defense forces shot down four air-guided bombs and 160 fixed-wing drones.

The governor of Volgograd, southwestern Russia, said on 23rd that the state was attacked by a drone concentration that morning, and the Russian air defense forces intercepted a drone that crashed near a high-rise residential building in Petrograd, wounding three residents.

U.S. President Trump Information

According to Xinhua Agency, U.S. President Trump said on the 22nd that if the leaders of Russia and Ukraine do not hold direct meetings within two weeks, he will make a "very important decision," which may be "large-scale sanctions or tariffs."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a news program on the National Radio that the meeting between Putin and Zelensky had not yet been scheduled, but that Putin was willing to meet with Zelensky after the agenda was determined.

Trump responded later on 22nd that Putin¡¯s relationship with Zelensky was bad for well-known reasons. According to Trump, he would ¡°look¡± if he himself would need to attend such meetings in the future.

In addition, Trump showed a photo of the red carpet he was walking with Putin when he met in Alaska at the White House on 22nd, saying he received the photo and will be sent to Putin after signing. Trump also revealed that Putin hopes to come to the United States to participate in the 2026 World Cup, a joint event hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

However, Trump also stressed that whether Putin can come "depends on the next development." Also on the 22nd, Putin expressed his admiration for Trump's leadership when asked by reporters at a Russian nuclear research center, believing that it will help improve Russia-US relations.

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