On Sunday, Russia urged Ukraine to deport several people, including the head of the country's SBU security service, over claims they are connected with "terrorist" acts.
The SBU instantly rejected the Russian demand as "pointless" and claimed that the Russian foreign ministry had "forgotten" that Russian President Vladimir Putin was the target of an international arrest warrant.
Russia Demands Extradition of Ukraine Security Chief
A Russian foreign ministry statement has listed the violent incidents that occurred in Russia since the country's full invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. These incidents include explosions that resulted in the deaths of a war blogger and a prominent nationalist's daughter, as well as one that gravely injured a writer.
According to the ministry, the investigation revealed that "the traces of these crimes lead to Ukraine."
The statement said that Russia has turned over to Ukrainian authorities its demands for the immediate arrest and extradition of all those connected to the terrorist acts in question.
Vasyl Maliuk, the chief of the SBU, was included in the statement to be handed over. Maliuk has admitted that his agency was responsible for the strikes on the bridge that connects Crimea with the Russian mainland.
The ministry statement said that the Russian side pressed that the Kyiv regime directly end all support for terrorist activity, deport guilty parties, and compensate the victims for damages.
It added that Ukraine's violation of its obligations under anti-terrorist conventions will result in it being held accountable in international legal terms.
Furthermore, the SBU said the Russian demands sound particularly cynical coming from the terrorist state itself, and any words from the Russian foreign ministry are pointless.
It referred to the international criminal court's arrest warrant for Putin, which was issued in relation to the repatriation of Ukrainian minors to Russia. It stated, "The tribunal in The Hague is waiting for him."
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Russian Investigators Probe Moscow Concert Shooting
The Russian statement mentioned the horrifying incident that occurred earlier this month at a music hall outside of Moscow and left 144 people dead.
Three children were among the dead, Ria cited the regional healthcare ministry as saying on Saturday. According to earlier statements from the authorities, five children were among the victims, and about sixty people were in critical condition.
The attack was blamed on Islamic State, and US officials stated that they had evidence proving that Islamic State Khorasan Province, also known as Isis-K, the network's Afghan affiliate, was responsible.
Kyiv has denied any involvement in the incident, but Russian investigators said last week that they had evidence linking the concert hall attackers to "Ukrainian nationalists."
Alexander Bastrykin, the head of Russia's investigative committee, the country's most important criminal investigation body, announced on Sunday that efforts were underway to identify the attacker.
