Game Over in Austria, Not at DOJ: Final Vienna Ruling Blocks Firtash Extradition but Leaves Chicago Indictment Alive

VIENNA, September 21, 2026 — Austria’s judicial system has definitively ended the proceeding through which the United States sought to extradite Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash, concluding almost twelve years of arrests, appeals, diplomatic controversy and procedural maneuvering.