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According to the report, a Russian citizen currently in Azerbaijan is suspected of coordinating a plot to bomb cargo planes in Europe in 2024. Russia and Europe are pressuring Baku to detain and extradite this man, Yaroslav Mikhailov, the Washington Post reported.
The report stated that Mikhailov is suspected of coordinating attacks that set off air cargo fires in Europe last year. Officials say he directed the operation from within Europe and then fled to Azerbaijan using a fake passport. A factor that shows his importance to the Kremlin is that the heads of Russia's three intelligence agencies - the FSB, SVR, and GRU - are pressuring Azerbaijan to return Mikhailov to Russia and not grant Poland's extradition request, Western security officials told the newspaper.
Poland, Great Britain, Ukraine, and Lithuania are lobbying the Azerbaijani government to prevent Mikhailov's return to Russia.
In addition, The Washington Post said it prepared the article based on interviews with more than 20 Western security officials and investigative materials it obtained. According to one document, Poland has sent a secret request to Interpol for Mikhailov's arrest for terrorist operations.
Additionally, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not respond to the newspaper's questions, saying, "We have nothing to comment on here."The newspaper writes that the attempt by Moscow's intelligence services to interfere in the process shows the importance Russia attaches to trusted proxies in its hybrid war against the West.
The report stated that Mikhailov is suspected of coordinating attacks that set off air cargo fires in Europe last year. Officials say he directed the operation from within Europe and then fled to Azerbaijan using a fake passport. A factor that shows his importance to the Kremlin is that the heads of Russia's three intelligence agencies - the FSB, SVR, and GRU - are pressuring Azerbaijan to return Mikhailov to Russia and not grant Poland's extradition request, Western security officials told the newspaper.
Poland, Great Britain, Ukraine, and Lithuania are lobbying the Azerbaijani government to prevent Mikhailov's return to Russia.
In addition, The Washington Post said it prepared the article based on interviews with more than 20 Western security officials and investigative materials it obtained. According to one document, Poland has sent a secret request to Interpol for Mikhailov's arrest for terrorist operations.
Additionally, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov did not respond to the newspaper's questions, saying, "We have nothing to comment on here."The newspaper writes that the attempt by Moscow's intelligence services to interfere in the process shows the importance Russia attaches to trusted proxies in its hybrid war against the West.