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We’ve negotiated the release of 16 people from Russia — including five Germans and seven Russian citizens who were political prisoners in their own country. Some of these women and men have been unjustly held for years. All have endured unimaginable suffering and uncertainty. Today, their agony is over,
the White House said in a press release As alleged, the defendant was a critical participant in a scheme to provide sensitive, American-made electronics and ammunition in furtherance of Russia's war efforts and weapons development, violating U.S. export controls, economic sanctions and other criminal statues,
U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace wrote in a press release at the time But I remain concerned that continuing to trade innocent Americans for actual Russian criminals held in the U.S. and elsewhere sends a dangerous message to Putin that only encourages further hostage taking by his regime,
He’s definitely not going to stop,
William Browder, who heads the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, said on MSNBC In fact, I just got a letter from him from prison last week where he told me that he’s learning Spanish,
Browder said of Kara-Murza Great day. It’s a great day. It’s a great day,
Griner said after the U.S. women’s basketball team beat Belgium 87-74 to clinch a berth in the Paris Games quarterfinals I think this is the right decision. And if you had any doubts, then you lose them after speaking with those who are now free.”
She moved the ball forward significantly in that meeting,
the White House official said And the reason he’s learning Spanish is he wants to go down to Latin America and get the Latin American countries to pass Magnitsky Acts so they can freeze the assets of the Putin regime and other Russian criminals,
I mean look, FSB [Federal Security Service] connection, paid assassin, ordered by the Russian Government to conduct the assassinations that he did… this is a bad dude, and a member of the Russian intelligence services. They obviously considered him an asset and wanted him back, and it was no small thing for the German government to let him go,
It's a question that we grapple with every time that we look at the hard decisions involved in one of these exchanges."
When asked if the historic prisoner exchange would incentivize hostile countries to arrest more Americans, Sullivan said I don't think anybody here on the US side has a full, complete, contextual picture of why Krasikov was treated with the priority that he was by the Russian side,
a senior administration official told Fox News Lots of tough calls throughout this exchange and certainly Krasikov was one of the tougher calls leaders had to make,
This deal would not have been made possible without our allies Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Turkey. They all stepped up and they stood with us,
Biden said at the White House Thursday And let the traitors now feverishly adopt new names and actively disguise themselves under witness protection programs,
Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel It’s not only international cooperation, but it’s the extradition, it’s the legalities, the filings, etc., etc., etc. And then to get your hands actually on somebody and bring them into the United States or bring them to justice in another country? It’s incredibly complex,
I don’t want to undercut getting two U.S. citizens back that were wrongly held over there,
Cyber has been even more difficult because of the lack of unified laws across the world,
The amount that these actors are able to make goes back into an ecosystem where folks get paid and get paid off,
I would like to address those of you who are directly involved in military service. I would like to thank you for your loyalty to your oath, your duty and your Motherland, which has not forgotten you for even a minute,
Putin said on Russian state television