Germany Puts Ukrainian Man on Trial Over Nord Stream Pipeline Attack
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Germany has started a trial for a Ukrainian man. His name is Serhii K. He is going to court.
Police say he helped blow up the Nord Stream pipelines. These pipelines carried gas from Russia to Germany.
The explosions happened four years ago. They badly damaged the pipelines under the sea.
Police say Serhii K was part of a plot. A plot is a secret plan to do something.
They say the plan was to destroy the pipelines. The pipelines brought Russian gas to Germany.
No gas has moved through Nord Stream since the attack. The pipelines are still broken.
This is an important case. It is the first big trial about the attack.
Many countries want to know who did this. The attack happened during the war in Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine have blamed each other before. Now Germany is looking at one man's role.
The trial will show more facts soon. People want to know what really happened.
Vocabulary15 words
- trial
- when a court decides if someone did something wrong
- court
- a place where judges decide about crimes
- pipelines
- long pipes that carry gas or oil
- plot
- a secret plan to do something bad
- accused
- said to have done something wrong
- explosion
- a sudden big bang that breaks things
- damaged
- hurt or broken
- case
- a legal problem looked at by a court
- attack
- an action that hurts or destroys something
- gas
- fuel used for heat and energy
- sea
- a big area of salt water
- police
- people who find criminals
- role
- the part someone plays in an event
- facts
- things that are true
- war
- fighting between countries or groups
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Answer key
1. Blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines 2. Gas from Russia to Germany 3. False
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Germany has started a _____ for a Ukrainian man.
His name is _____ K.
Police say he helped blow up the Nord Stream _____.
These pipelines carried gas from _____ to Germany.
The explosions happened four _____ ago.
They badly damaged the pipelines under the _____.
Police say Serhii K was part of a _____.
No gas has moved through Nord Stream since the _____.
This is an important _____.
The trial will show more _____ soon.
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