Despite Moscow’s Threats, Poland Rules to Extradite Archaeologist
Nataliya Vasilyeva
created: March 18, 2026, 4:15 p.m. | updated: March 20, 2026, 4:06 a.m.
Kyiv accuses Alexander Butyagin, a prominent antiquities scholar, of destroying cultural heritage during his excavations in Russia-occupied Crimea. The Kremlin has condemned his arrest.
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