Representatives of the US authorities have every opportunity to come to Russia within the framework of legal assistance mechanisms and ask questions to businessman Artem Uss. In this respect RIA News said the entrepreneur’s father, senator of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Alexander Uss.
According to him, the businessman is in the Russian Federation.
“Representatives of the US authorities have every opportunity, within the framework of legal assistance mechanisms, to come here to establish the truth or ask questions that concern them in absentia. But it seems they don’t need it,” Uss Sr. said.
December 5 United States Department of State announced Reward of up to $7 million for information on the whereabouts of Artem Uss.
In October 2022, Uss was arrested in absentia in Russia on suspicion of money laundering; He faces life imprisonment in the United States; He is accused of sanctions evasion, including the supply of microchips from the United States to the Russian Federation and money laundering. Uss was detained at Milan airport while trying to fly to Turkey. He later managed to leave Italy while under house arrest. On April 4, USS announced it was in Russia. 20 April USS card disappeared From the search database of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Previously European Union entry Sanctions against Artem Uss.