The British-Russian son of a longtime ally of Vladimir Putin is to fight charges of flying a drone illegally in Norway, in contravention of laws introduced in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Andrey Yakunin, who founded a private equity fund in London in 2006, was arrested in Svalbard, an archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, in October under the law. Norwegian police brought criminal charges this month but Yakunin has said he will plead not guilty.
