Lithuania extradites Russian citizen to U.S.August 28, 2013 - 11:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lithuania officially notified Moscow on Tuesday, August 28 that a Russian national had been extradited to the United States to stand trial on charges of smuggling military equipment, the Russian embassy in Vilnius said, according to RIA Novosti. “Lithuanian Prosecutor General’s Office notified us today [on Tuesday] that Russian national Dmitry Ustinov was extradited to the United States on Friday, in accordance with the ruling by a Vilnius district court, upheld by the Lithuanian Court of Appeal,” said Alexander Mamayev, the head of the Russian embassy’s consular department. On August 14 a Lithuanian court fulfilled a US request to extradite alleged arms dealer Ustinov to the US, where he faces a prison term of up to 20 years if found guilty. Ustinov, 46, was detained at Vilnius Airport in Lithuania on April 15 after he arrived from the US to purportedly negotiate a deal to sell night-vision equipment used by the US military. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |