Aug 20 (Reuters) - Russia called a Thai court ruling on Friday to extradite alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout to the United States "unlawful" and vowed to seek his release.
"We regret this ... unlawful, political decision," Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a visit to Armenia. He said Moscow believes the ruling was made "under very strong external pressure" and would continue to seek Bout's return to Russia.
(Reporting by Denis Dyomkin; Writing by Steve Gutterman; Editing by Dmitry Solovyov))
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