Alleged hacker held in Prague at center of 'intense' US-Russia tug of war
by Robert Tait in Prague and Julian Borger in Washing from Technology | The Guardian on (#2AEE0)
Yevgeniy Nikulin faces extradition requests from both countries amid lingering disquiet over Moscow's alleged interference in the US presidential election
An alleged computer hacker being held in the Czech Republic is at the centre of an international legal tussle between the United States and Russia amid lingering disquiet over Moscow's alleged interference in the recent US presidential election.
Yevgeniy Nikulin, 29, faces extradition requests from both countries after being detained by Czech police on an Interpol arrest warrant issued by US authorities.
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