Russia Advises At-Risk Citizens to Avoid Thailand

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has advised citizens who may face criminal proceedings in the United States to avoid travelling to or transiting through Thailand. Officials cited the extradition agreement between Bangkok and Washington and warned that Russian nationals could be arrested before being transferred to US custody. The advisory followed the extradition of suspected Russian hacker Denis Obrezkov, who was arrested in Thailand and later appeared in an American court. Moscow accused US agencies of increasingly pursuing Russians abroad, particularly those potentially affected, by international sanctions. Tourism representatives said the warning is unlikely to affect ordinary holidaymakers, although its wider impact on Thailand’s large Russian visitor market remains uncertain.