WARSAW: A Warsaw court decided on Wednesday that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butiagin should be extradited to Ukraine, where he is accused of involvement in unauthorized excavation and plundering historical artefacts in Crimea, his lawyer said. Poland’s decision to arrest the archaeologist at Ukraine’s request in December provoked a furious reaction from Russia, with the Kremlin accusing Poland of “legal tyranny.” In January, Russia summoned the Polish ambassador to demand his release.

Alexander Butyagin's defense team intends to appeal the decision

WARSAW: A Warsaw court decided on Wednesday that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butiagin should be extradited to Ukraine, where he is accused of involvement in unauthorized…

Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea - Ukraine's peninsula annexed by Russia.

Dmitry Peskov said that he did not want to make any predictions