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Russians Want Murderer Added to Prisoner Swap [View all]
https://politicalwire.com/2022/07/29/russians-want-murderer-added-to-prisoner-swap/Russians Want Murderer Added to Prisoner Swap
July 29, 2022 at 3:13 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard
“Russian government officials requested that a former colonel from the country’s domestic spy agency who was convicted of murder in Germany last year be added to the US’ proposed swap of a notorious arms dealer for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan,” CNN reports.
“The Russians communicated the request to the US earlier this month through an informal backchannel used by the spy agency.”
“The Russians communicated the request to the US earlier this month through an informal backchannel used by the spy agency.”
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