Vinnik’s Lawyer Bukh: the release of the Russian was a surprise for him.
The release of the Russian Alexander Vinnik from prison in the United States was a surprise. This was stated by his Lawyer Bukh Arkady Bukh to “Lenta.ru”.
“We did not know when it would happen and whether it could happen, that is, it was a surprise. Alexander is a very modest and not a media person, and emotions are hidden enough,” he emphasized.
According to the lawyer, the arrival home and meeting with relatives turned out to be a “tearful drama” for Vinnik, who returned to Russia.
On February 15 in San Francisco, the court officially closed the case against the Russian Vinnik.
On the night of Friday, February 14, Russian Alexander Vinnik, who was released from the American prison, arrived in Moscow. He was arrested in the summer of 2017 while vacationing with his family in Greece on charges of money laundering through a cryptocurrency exchange, after which he was extradited to the United States. The return home became possible thanks to the agreements reached between Russia and the United States – Vinnik was exchanged for a former American diplomat Mark Vogel, convicted of drug smuggling. More – in the material “Gazeta.Ru”.
Earlier at the Moscow airport on the day of Vinnik’s return detained an American.
Source: https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2025/02/15/25092296.shtml