Mathematician Mikhail Verbitsky Detained at Yerevan Airport at Russia’s Request

At Yerevan airport, mathematician Mikhail Verbitsky has been detained at Russia’s request

Writer Roman Leibov wrote that Verbitsky was detained at the airport at the request of the Russian Federation.

The TV Rain channel was told at the Zvartnots airport police station that Verbitsky, who is listed as wanted in Russia, has been detained. According to an Interior Ministry employee, the mathematician is currently being held in a detention cell in Yerevan.

In January 2025, Verbitsky was added in Russia to Rosfinmonitoring’s list of terrorists and extremists. He is marked there with an asterisk, which means a case has been opened against him under a terrorism-related article.

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