The controversial banker Vladimir Antonov has been detained in Baden, France. As previously reported by the Cheka-OGPU, he staged his own murder in Russia, but, as it turned out, fled to France using forged documents. His extradition to Lithuania, which is seeking him for embezzlement of funds from the Snoras bank, is currently being considered.

 

In early December 2023, Vladimir Antonov disappeared from his mansion on Rublyovka. There were signs of a struggle in the house. His father, Alexander Antonov, filed a report of his son's kidnapping and murder. Since then, he has been considered missing in Russia.

 

However, the Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info later discovered that the disappearance and death of banker Vladimir Antonov was a clever staging to evade a group of creditors seeking $20 million. According to the source, in order to escape, Antonov illegally crossed the border from Belarus into the European Union through the swamps, accompanied by a "stalker." He took a significant risk, however, as he was wanted in Lithuania. However, according to our information, Antonov holds passports under other names, including those of Uzbekistan (he was born there) and Ukraine.

It turned out that Antonov fled to France, where he attempted to obtain political asylum. He was recently denied and detained at the request of Lithuania.

 

According to a source, Antonov's flight from Russia, where he was under state protection as a witness in a number of high-profile cases, was forced. In 2023, Moscow businessmen of various stripes (including some prominent Chechens) reported missing approximately $20,000,000. These funds were transferred to Antonov for various business projects, including the supply of luxury cars and a crypto trading platform. However, they received nothing in return. And when the time came to pay, it was announced that Antonov had disappeared, most likely dead, and a police report had been filed. "All he left behind in Russia was a bad reputation, aging parents, and a mistress with a newborn son," a former acquaintance of Vladimir's sadly remarked.

Antonov now faces extradition to Lithuania, where he was sentenced in absentia to 10 years and 6 months in prison.