The international tug-of-war over Roman Polanski escalated today as France and Poland urged Switzerland to free the 76-year-old director on bail.

Former Russian atomic energy minister Yevgeny Adamov, suspected of diverting US funds that were to be used for nuclear security, is to be extradited to Russia from Switzerland, according to Russian news reports.

Former Russian Nuclear Energy Minister Yevgeny Adamov was arrested at the request of US officials who have demanded his extradition, a Swiss official said today.

Russia’s lower house of parliament convened today for a final vote on a controversial proposal that would permit the import of other countries’ nuclear waste for reprocessing.