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Ukrainian officer's lawyers seek dismissal as Nord Stream trial opens in Hamburg

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The trial of Serhii K, a former Ukrainian army officer accused of involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines that carried Russian gas to Germany, opened in Hamburg. German prosecutors charge him with a war crime over the alleged plot. His lawyers sought dismissal of the case as proceedings began, four years after the pipeline attacks.

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