US EditionRussia Summons Polish Ambassador to Demand Release of Detained Archaeologist
Russia demands the immediate release of archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, facing up to 10 years in Ukraine over alleged unauthorized Crimean excavations, calling charges politically motivated.
- Russia summoned Poland's ambassador to protest the detention of Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin and demand his immediate release.
- Ukraine accuses Butyagin of conducting unauthorized excavations and plundering historical artifacts in Russian-occupied Crimea.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry called the Ukrainian charges against Butyagin, an employee of the Hermitage museum, "absurd".
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Russia said on Tuesday it had summoned Poland's ambassador to protest over the detention of a Russian archaeologist and demand that he be immediately released instead of extradited to Ukraine.
Tensions Rise Over Detained Russian Archaeologist
The Russian government has protested the detention of archaeologist Alexander Butyagin by Polish authorities, demanding his release to prevent extradition to Ukraine. Poland's arrest follows Ukraine's accusations of illegal excavations and artifact plundering in Crimea. Russia dismisses these charges as absurd, emphasizing Butyagin's long-standing work in the region.
A Warsaw court has extended the arrest of Russian Hermitage archaeologist Alexander Butyagin until at least March 4 to ensure an effective extradition procedure.
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