The Russian Embassy reported on contacts with a Russian detained in Sweden at the request of the United States.

Representatives of the Russian Embassy are in contact with the Russian, who was detained in Sweden at the request of the United States, and are currently seeking an opportunity to meet with him. This was announced on February 18 by Russian Ambassador to Stockholm Sergey Belyaev.

"We are in contact with the detained Russian and his relatives, and we are seeking a meeting with our consular staff from the Swedish authorities," he said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

The head of the Russian diplomatic mission in the kingdom stressed that monitoring the provision of necessary assistance to a citizen of the Russian Federation is a priority for his department.

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The detention of a Russian citizen by representatives of the Swedish Security Police (SÄPO), acting at the request of the United States, was reported a day earlier by TV4. It was emphasized that the man was on the international wanted list after being arrested in absentia in the United States and suspected of violating sanctions in the period from 2022 to 2023.

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