Prosecutor General of Ukraine Yuriy Lutsenko has stressed the likelihood of extradition of MP Oleksandr Onyschenko from the UK is much higher than from the Russian Federation where the deputy was initially.

"What do you think, where will Onyschenko be extradited from more quickly? From the hero-city of Moscow, where he was at that time, or from the capital of the United Kingdom, where he is now. Tell me, extradition from which country will be quicker? I state the likelihood of extradition from London is higher," he said at a briefing in Kyiv, commenting on further possible actions of the investigating authorities with respect to prosecution of MP Oleksandr Onyschenko.

The prosecutor general said the UK "with its high legal culture" has never refused extradition of criminals on the basis of valid documents.

"I do not know such cases," he said.