Vinnik's mother wants to ask Trump

ATHENS, January 30 - RIA Novosti. The mother of Alexander Vinnik, accused in the United States of participating in the management of the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange, told RIA Novosti that she plans to ask US President Donald Trump for help in freeing the Russian.

Vinnik has been in prison for almost eight years without a court ruling on his guilt.

His mother Vera Vinnik hopes that with the advent of the new government in the United States, the situation with her son will change.

"We hope so, because I'm already out of health.… And the kids are on edge too. I want to write to Trump. After all, he is an ordinary father who has children, they have a classic family.… Maybe something will work out now. After all, Trump has a classic, normal family, he is adequate in this regard, he said that only two genders are recognized, male and female. And not "it", "they", - said the agency interlocutor.

Vinnik's trial in the United States was scheduled to take place on January 17, but it was postponed to June.

"I think why the trial was postponed is because the elections, the inauguration, such a transition, and, apparently, the lawyers decided to postpone it all, maybe some adequate people will come," Vinnik said.

Alexander Vinnik was arrested at the request of the United States on July 25, 2017 on the Halkidiki peninsula in Greece, where he was on vacation with his family, in front of young children. Vinnik was extradited from Greece to France, acquitted of the charges brought by France, then in August 2022 he was taken to Greece and immediately sent to the United States. No court hearings were held in the United States, and all court sessions were technical. Vinnik is accused in the United States of participating in the management of the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange, which, according to Americans, was used, among other things, to transfer, legalize and store proceeds from criminal activities, including hacker attacks, corruption and drug trafficking.

In May 2024, Vinnik made a deal with the prosecution, and his lawyers believe that the Russian's sentence will be less than ten years in prison. Initially, Vinnik was threatened with almost 200 years in prison if found guilty on all counts.

Vinnik's wife died in 2020, and he was not allowed to say goodbye to her and come to the funeral. Vinnik's two children, who will be 11 and 14 this year, have been living without a father for almost eight years.

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