14 DAY TRIAL // Russia and the US aren't exactly on great terms right now, which is saying something for the two countries. The Edward Snowden leaks and asylum haven't helped in that regard.
So it's no surprise that Russia is now warning its citizens to stop traveling abroad if they believe the US may want them extradited for anything.
This comes after the arrest of presumed Russian hacker Aleksander Panin in the Dominican Republic, at the US' behest.
Now, the Russian Foreign Ministry has issued an official warning. It urges "citizens to refrain from traveling abroad, especially to countries that have signed agreements with the U.S. on mutual extradition, if there is reasonable suspicion that U.S. law enforcement agencies" want them arrested.
The tough living conditions and the number of skilled people have made Russia one of the biggest sources of cybercrime, most of that crime targeting the US. But Russia doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US, the cause of a lot of tension between the two countries over time.
So the US waits for hackers and criminals to leave Russia and nabs them in countries where they can be extradited.