Russia: Calls for Berezovsky's extradition (pub. April 25, 2007)
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Russia’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov on April 16, 2007, condemned the UK government for its continued "refusal" to extradite Boris Berezovsky, a prominent Russian "oligarch" (a business leader who wielded considerable political influence) who was living in exile in the UK. In an interview published in The Guardian on April 13, Berezovsky had claimed that he was actively fomenting a revolution in Russia to overthrow President Vladimir Putin, prompting Russia to formally request his extradition on April 16. Denisov’s comments were part of an escalating diplomatic dispute between Russia and the UK, in which the Russians claimed that the UK was granting Berezovsky a safe haven from which to mount a campaign against the Russian government.
