New charges that Russia filed against Vladimir Goussinsky are a “joke,” the Russian Jewish media magnate told Reuters following his arrival in Israel from Spain. After Spain refused to extradite him, the Russian government issued a new charge, money laundering, and sent a new request to Interpol for his arrest and extradition.
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