Moscow demands that Armenia extradite Georgian citizen who fought for Ukraine

Georgian citizen Georgiy Kinoyan, who fought for Ukraine as part of the "Georgian Legion", was detained on the Armenian-Georgian border. This was reported by Georgian media.

According to the press, Kinoyan was put on the wanted list by Russia via the DESETE system, which is not available to Georgian border services. Thus, Tbilisi was not notified that Kinoyan was wanted.

Russia is currently seeking Kinoyan's extradition from Armenia. The final decision on this issue will be made by an Armenian court.

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