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Putin signs decree allowing him to deploy military abroad to “protect” Russian citizens

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has signed a bill, allowing him to deploy the Russian army abroad under the pretext of “protecting Russian citizens in cases involving their arrest, detention, criminal prosecution, or other legal proceedings,” Radio Liberty reported on May 26.

26 May, 02:51 PM

Spain extradites Ukrainian spy suspect to Germany in Russia-linked drone case

Germany’s Federal Court of Justice ordered the arrest of a Ukrainian citizen suspected of spying for Russia after his extradition from Spain, German prosecutors said on May 15.

15 May, 05:36 PM

Suspicion worth a billion: Former Ukrainian lawmaker detained in Germany

A former member of Ukraine’s parliament has been detained in Germany at the request of Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI), the agency reported on Jan. 5.

5 January, 05:40 PM

Ukraine asks Poland to extradite Russian archaeologist who excavated in Crimea

Ukraine has sent Poland a request to extradite Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, detained in Warsaw by the Internal Security Agency in connection with illegal excavations in Russian-occupied Crimea, local outlet RMF24 reported on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 05:48 PM

Fugitive oligarch Firtash wins U.S extradition case in Austria

The Vienna Higher Regional Court has definitively ruled out the extradition of fugitive Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the United States, Bloomberg reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 09:45 PM

Italy to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany, court rules

Italy's Supreme Court has ruled to extradite Ukrainian national Serhii Kuznetsov to Germany, where he is wanted in connection with the 2022 explosions at Nord Stream natural gas pipeline, Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported on Nov. 19.

20 November 2025, 01:08 AM

Fugitive ex-SBU general Naumov walks free in Vienna, gives interviews to Russian propagandists — Austria stays silent

As Ukraine pushes for the extradition of former SBU general Andrii Naumov on charges of treason, he is reportedly moving freely through Vienna and granting interviews to Russian state media, the Kyiv Post reported.

5 November 2025, 11:34 AM

Italy cancels extradition of Ukrainian Nord Stream suspect to Germany

Ukrainian citizen Serhiy Kuznetsov has won an appeal against extradition from Italy to Germany on charges related to the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage, Italian news agency ANSA and Reuters reported on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 09:51 PM

Poland refuses to extradite Russian GRU agent behind 2024 parcel attacks

Poland has declined to extradite a man suspected of coordinating incendiary parcel attacks in several European airports to Russia, despite Moscow claiming the individual is wanted by Russian authorities, Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Sept. 22.

22 September 2025, 08:47 PM

Fugitive pro-Russian MP faces extradition from UAE to Ukraine—report

Fedir Khristenko, a Ukrainian MP representing the now-banned Opposition Platform—For Life party, could be extradited from Dubai to Ukraine in the coming days and stand trial on treason charges, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Sept. 5, citing law enforcement and political sources.

5 September 2025, 09:45 PM

Russia refuses to extradite fugitive dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syria’s new government

Moscow has refused to extradite toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad to Syria, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview with The New York Times on April 23.

23 April 2025, 09:40 PM

Ex-German soldier who fought in Ukraine extradited for rape charges

Ukraine has extradited a former German soldier who fought with the Ukrainian Armed Forces (ZSU) and is suspected of sexually assaulting women in both Germany and Ukraine. BBC News Ukraine reported the development on March 17, citing sources. The Office of the Prosecutor General later confirmed the information to Suspilne.

17 March 2025, 04:40 PM

Vienna court blocks fugitive Ukrainian billionaire extradition to USA

A Vienna court has once again rejected the extradition of Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the United States, where he faces corruption charges related to bribes for titanium mining in India, Vienna AT media wrote on Dec. 4.

5 December 2024, 10:25 AM

Ukraine’s ruling party in war of words with Georgian government

The leader of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Servant of the People political party, David Arakhamia, has snapped back at Russian government demands to extradite associates of jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili by demanding his release from prison and return to Ukraine, where he is a citizen.

12 March 2024, 02:50 PM

Georgia demands extradition of Saakashvili associates from Ukraine

Georgia demands that Ukraine extradite members of the government of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, in particular, former Minister of Justice Zurab Adeishvili, reported Georgia Online on March 11.

11 March 2024, 05:10 PM

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