Former Ukrainian Ambassador Extraordinary to Kazakhstan Pyotr Vrublevsky was placed on the federal and international wanted list for speaking about Russians and was arrested in absentia in Russia. This was reported by TASS.
“The court in Moscow accepted the investigation’s request to choose a preventive measure for Vrublevsky in the form of detention for a period of two months, counting the time from the moment of his extradition to the territory of the Russian Federation or from the moment of his detention. In the statement, it was stated that the defendants were on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Pyotr Vrublevsky on February 6 introduced To the list of extremists and terrorists in the Russian Federation.
In August 2022, a video was published on social networks in which Vrublevsky stated that Ukrainian authorities were trying to put pressure on a large number of Russians. Thereupon, the diplomat was summoned to the Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and pointed out that such statements were unacceptable.
According to the Kazakhstan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vrublevsky said: he apologized. However, he was not expelled from the country, he went on vacation.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in October lay off Peter Vrublevsky.
Two Russians in Moscow before arrested on charges of treason.