DISINFO: Euromaidan’s link to ISIS. Ahmed Chataev, Istanbul bombings suspect, was...
SUMMARY
Euromaidan’s link to ISIS. Ahmed Chataev, Istanbul bombings suspect, was not extradited to Russia in 2010 due to efforts by Ukrainian nationalists’ who later also took part in Euromaidan protests.
RESPONSE
The news story disproportionately exaggerates Ukraine’s role in Chataev’s case. The European Court for Human Rights urged Ukrainian authorities not to extradict Chataev because of his status as an Austrian political refugee: bit.ly/29MKvK7,