According to him, the United States is seeking the extradition of Klyushin, who knows "strategic state secrets," for political reasons.
"The US set a trap for him in Switzerland," TASS quoted Sirik as saying.
Earlier it was reported that in Switzerland, at the request of the United States, Russian citizen Vladislav Klyushin was arrested and accused of financial fraud.
According to Ingrid Raiser, the official representative of the Swiss Federal Office of Justice, the Russian is facing extradition.