Belarus has extradited the CEO of potash producer Uralkali to Russia.<br /><br />Vladislav Baumgertner was arrested in August and placed under house arrest a month later as a row between his company and its Belarusian trading partner escalated.<br /><br />Russia’s prosecutor general said on Thursday that Belarus had agreed to extradite Baumgertner, who had been charged with abuse of power and embezzlement. <br /><br />The extradition will clear the way for the neighbours to settle a row over one of the main sources of foreign income for Belarus.
