According to the newspaper la Repubblica, Uss wished to be extradited to Russia, where he is accused of money laundering.

On the detention of Uss in Italy at the request of the American authorities on October 19, the US Department of Justice announced.

The Governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Alexander Uss, called the accusations of the US authorities against his son politicized.

To date, the Russian has been placed under house arrest in pursuance of the decision of the Court of Appeal.

The United States imposed sanctions against the son of the governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory detained in Italy.