In a conversation with RIA Novosti, she said that the embassy received an official notification from the police at Ezeiza International Airport that on January 30, at the request of Interpol of Ukraine, Russian citizen I.I. Churkin. Previously, he arrived in Argentina with his family for tourism purposes.
The preliminary court hearing has already taken place, the man was released on his own recognizance not to leave the country.
Within the next 45 days, another court hearing will take place, at which a decision will be made on whether the Russian is subject to extradition to Ukraine or not, Pustovalova noted.
On January 26, the Larnaca District Court refused to extradite to the United States Russian citizen Artur Petrov, who was arrested in Cyprus in 2023 at the request of the American side.