The United States has requested the extradition of Russians from Georgia twice in two years.

The United States has requested the extradition of Russian citizens from Georgia twice in two years. This was announced on September 11 to Izvestia in the Russian Interests Section at the Swiss Embassy in Georgia.

"As for the overall increase in the number of requests from the US government to the Georgian authorities for the extradition of Russian citizens residing/temporarily staying in Georgia, in recent years, the Interests Section has been informed about detentions in accordance with the established procedure twice — in 2025 and this year (in addition to the already extradited S.A.Filimonov, currently T.E.Kurashkevich is being held in custody in Georgia, awaiting a court decision)," the diplomats noted.

According to them, employees of the consular department visited Sergey Filimonov, who was detained in Tbilisi. He was given clarifications regarding the consular and legal aspects of his case. Filimonov expressed satisfaction with the actions of his lawyer, and did not file any complaints about the detention.

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