“In our Foreign Ministry I was told to choose a lawyer from the list of recommended ones. But the services of a defender in America are expensive, and we do not have money for it, ”she said.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian embassy sent a note of protest to the State Department in connection with the extradition of Burkov from Israel to the United States.

The US Department of Justice said the damage from the alleged hacking activity of the Russian citizen amounted to $ 20 million. If convicted, he faces up to 80 years in prison.