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

By Anna Koper WARSAW, March 18 (Reuters) - A Warsaw court decided on Wednesday that Russian archaeologist Alexander Butiagin should be extradited to Ukraine, where he is accused of involvement in ...

Kyiv accuses Alexander Butyagin, a prominent antiquities scholar, of destroying cultural heritage during his excavations in ...

A court in Poland has approved the extradition of Russian archaeologist Aleksandr Butyagin to Ukraine, where he is wanted by ...

A Warsaw ⁠court ⁠decided on Wednesday that ⁠Russian archaeologist Alexander B. should be extradited ​to Ukraine, where he is accused of involvement in unauthorised excavation ‌and plundering ...

Ukrainian authorities say that his excavations in occupied Crimea caused Ukraine damages exceeding 200 million UAH ($4.5 million).

Ukraine has sought his arrest since 2024, accusing him of continuing excavations in Crimea after Russia’s 2014 annexation – work Kyiv considers illegal.

Tusk’s comments came after Belgian premier Bart De Wever said over the weekend that Europe “must normalize relations with Russia and regain access to cheap energy,” describing it as “common sense.” ...

Meanwhile, Moscow is hoping the war in Iran will weaken Ukraine and its allies.

Polish Air Force fighters were scrambled to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, in another episode highlighting ongoing tensions in European airspace.

In the evening on Wednesday, March 18, near Novovolynsk, the Russians hit an energy facility. De-energization and water outages were recorded. This is reported by Charter97.org wi ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has positively assessed the decision of the Warsaw District Court to extradite ...