> Whether or not the government of Russia was initially involved, there's a pretty convincing argument to be made that a government harboring an individual who

> Whether or not the government of Russia was initially involved, there's a pretty convincing argument to be made that a government harboring an individual who attacked another country makes it a government sanctioned action in at least some sense. Countries refuse extradition for many reasons: they lack a reciprocal agreement with the other country, laws against extraditing citizens, laws against extraditing residents to face potential execution, etc. While Russia is the Nazi Germany of examples, refusing to extradite a person doesn't automatically mean anything. Of course, if someone wanted to go to war with Russia, it makes for a wonderful pretext.