▁of ▁L ug ovo y ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁charge ▁him ▁with ▁murder ing ▁Lit vin en ko . ▁Russia ▁has ▁previously ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁no ▁right ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁any ▁Russian ▁citiz en ▁for ▁trial ▁in ▁Britain . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁formally ▁submitted ▁a ▁request ▁for ▁L ug ovo y ' s ▁extr ad ition ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁Government . ▁This ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁both ▁the ▁British ▁emb ass y ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁pro sec ution ▁office . ▁L ug ovo y ▁is ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁" v ict im ▁not ▁a ▁perpet r ator ▁of ▁a ▁radiation ▁attack ", ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁called ▁the ▁charges ▁" polit ically ▁motiv ated ". ▁The ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Russia , ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Austria , ▁China , ▁and ▁Japan , ▁forb ids ▁extr ad ition ▁of ▁its ▁citizens ▁to ▁foreign ▁countries ▁( Art .   6 1 ), ▁so ▁the ▁request ▁cannot ▁be ▁ful filled . ▁Russian ▁citizens ▁can ▁be ▁conv icted ▁of ▁cr imes ▁committed ▁abroad ▁by ▁Russian ▁courts ▁if ▁foreign ▁law ▁ag encies ▁provide ▁necessary ▁evidence . ▁On ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁L ug ovo y ▁held ▁a ▁news ▁conference ▁at ▁which ▁he ▁accused ▁M I 6 ▁of ▁attempting ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁him ▁and ▁bl amed ▁either ▁M I 6 , ▁the ▁Russian ▁ma f ia , ▁or ▁fug itive ▁Kre ml