Go to the Moscow Kremlin media bank. Archival photoMOSCOW, Oct. 21Russian diplomats will take part in protecting the interests of Artem Uss, the son of the governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss, who was detained in Italy, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. representative offices, of course, will take part in protecting the interests of a Russian citizen. This is a mandatory practice. And everything that is possible will be done,» Peskov said. />The son of Governor Uss, arrested in Italy, declared his innocence. He added that it was not yet possible to list specific measures, but assured that the Russian diplomatic missions would do everything. «It is impossible to list these measures, because in each case they are different. In some cases, arrested citizens they turn to our diplomatic missions for help, in some cases they don’t, sometimes a lawyer is needed, sometimes a lawyer is with the citizen who gets into such troubles.Therefore, each situation is unique, but, in any case, the interests of every Russian We are trying to protect a citizen who finds himself in a similar situation as far as possible,» Peskov explained. Earlier, the US Department of Justice reported that the United States had charged five Russian citizens, including the son of the head of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Alexander Uss, with sanctions evasion and money laundering. The governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory called political charges brought against his son by the United States. The police at Milan's Malnens airport confirmed to RIA Novosti the arrest of the Russian «for the purpose of extradition.» The Russian Embassy in Rome told reporters that Artem Uss was detained on October 17. The detained Russian has no complaints about the conditions of detention. The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Milan has already held two meetings with him, is in constant contact with his Italian lawyer and intends to continue close monitoring of this situation, the embassy added.
The case of the son of the Krasnoyarsk governor Uss entered the New York court
