UK Ambassador hands Russia request for suspect's extradition

The British ambassador today handed Russian authorities a request for the extradition of Andrei Lugovoi, the suspect in the killing of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a British Embassy spokesperson said.

Russian officials have said they would not extradite Lugovoi. British Ambassador Anthony Brenton delivered documents requesting Lugovoi’s extradition to the Foreign Ministry in the morning, the spokesperson said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government policy.