# Lawyers argue Nord Stream may have been a lawful target

https://mins.news/en/item/100364

- France 24, 2026-10-14 19:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/nord-stream-may-have-been-lawful-target-argue-lawyers-for-ukrainian-accused-of-bombing

> Lawyers for a Ukrainian former military officer accused of leading the 2022 bombing of Russia’s Nord Stream pipeline argued at the start of his trial in Germany that an aggressor’s infrastructure could be a lawful target.

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