Denmark has detained a 43-year-old Russian national at Moscow's request pending an international extradition, Danish prosecutors said Thursday. Henriette V. Norring from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said Russia now has to make a formal extradition request. She says Denmark will consider the request "thoroughly," adding any extradition "will only be possible if all conditions of Danish extradition legislation are met." In 2002, Denmark refused to extradite London-based Akhmed Zakayev, a top aide to Chechen rebel leader Aslan Maskhadov, who was arrested in Copenhagen at Russia's request. Danish officials released him after rejecting Moscow's request to extradite him because of insufficient evidence.

Source: ABC News November 30, 2017 09:45 UTC