ZN.UA, Ukrainian online newspaper, has reported that Fedir Khrystenko, an MP from the pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party who had been detained on 6 August, was not extradited from the UAE to Ukraine, but “simply transferred” by political agreement, and he is allegedly going to testify against National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) detective Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, who is being held in the Security Service of Ukraine’s pre-trial detention centre.

ZN.UA, Ukrainian online newspaper, has reported that Fedir Khrystenko, an MP from the pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party who had been detained on 6 August, was not extradited from the UAE to Ukraine, but “simply transferred” by political agreement, and he is allegedly going to testify against National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) detective Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, who is being held in the Security Service of Ukraine’s pre-trial detention centre.

Source: ZN.UA with reference to sources

Quote from ZN.UA: "According to our sources, he was not extradited, but simply handed over to the SSU from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This extremely rare solution became possible due to the intervention at the highest political level of these countries. In other words, by political agreement.

Sources reported that Rustem Umierov helped to bring Khrystenko back on behalf of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Our sources said, among other things, that Khrystenko was followed by the deputy head of the SSU, Counterintelligence Department Head Oleksandr Poklad, after which Khrystenko ‘voluntarily’ decided to return to Ukraine."

Details: Sources told ZN.UA that Khrystenko is expected to testify against NABU detective Ruslan Mahamedrasulov, who is currently being held in the SSU pre-trial detention centre.

For reference:  On 6 September, the SSU and the Prosecutor General’s Office detained Fedir Khrystenko, a member of the IX convocation of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian Parliament) from the banned pro-Russian Opposition Platform – For Life party, who was wanted on suspicion of treason.

The investigation suggests that the suspect was recruited by the FSB long before the start of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine and actively performed tasks for Russian secret services.

The case file says he established “an effective mechanism of influence on the leadership of one of Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies”.

Background: On 21 July, the Security Service of Ukraine and the Prosecutor Generalʼs Office announced that they had exposed Khrystenko for treason. The case files indicate that he is a top agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and was responsible for increasing Russian influence on the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU).

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