The Russian Federation does not have an extradition agreement with Qatar, but had reportedly sent two requests to the Qatari authorities, in November 2002 and February 2003, for his return.
La Fédération de Russie se serait adressée à deux reprises aux autorités qatariennes, en novembre 2002 et février 2003, pour demander le renvoi de Zelimkhan Yandarbiev.