Russian banker Vladimir Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud

Russian banker Vladimir Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud

 PETRAS MALUKAS

A French court has ruled to extradite Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, a former owner of English football club Portsmouth, to Lithuania, his lawyer said on Friday.

Antonov was detained in western France last December on suspicion of fraud, following a European arrest warrant from Lithuania.

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