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It would have been quite out of the question to let him go, even if he had expressed an interest in doing so.”
The information he was so keen to impart concerned matters relating to the UK’s nuclear deterrent,
said an intelligence source Putin has shown how important it is to him to secure the return of imprisoned Russian spies,
By including Krasikov in the deal ... said Nigel Gould-Davies, senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies Putin is sending a signal that those working abroad will have maximum protection, and that if they are arrested, the state will fight for their return and roll out the red carpet for them,
said Tatyana Stanovaya, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center Putin showed to all his spies, killers and other people who he uses abroad that he’s like their father,
The Motherland hasn’t forgotten about you for a minute,
Putin said, embracing each of them after they walked down the steps of the jetliner that ferried them home And the audience is not just special services, but millions who feel like citizens of a country at war with a stronger enemy,
For the target audience, Putin brought back his soldiers, the heroes of a hybrid Third World War,
said Russian political analyst Konstantin Kalachev Don’t have too much fun out there, because Krasikov could come back for you.”
At one point, one of the F.S.B. escorts made what seemed like a bad joke to the two best-known Russian dissidents on board Putin can count on them to work with greater dedication,
Russia is getting eight clumsy losers who couldn't do their job and got caught,
Navalny should have been released within days, as we had reached a decision on his exchange. In early February, Putin was offered the FSB officer Vadim Krasikov, who is serving a prison sentence in Berlin for murder, in exchange for two US citizens and Alexei Navalny."
After Navalny's death in a penal colony in February, his colleague Maria Pevchikh stated This state-sponsored murder — as determined by the court today — represents a serious violation of German law and German sovereignty."
After the verdict was announced, Germany's foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, declared In a case involving a convicted murderer, of all people, 'power' has prevailed,
Roman was arrested in the Maldives, they simply grabbed him, put him on a plane and took him to America,
I always thought Roman was the perfect trade candidate,
It's hard to realize that you've been released because the killer has been released. It's difficult,
opposition figure and former Moscow city councilman Yashin said, referring to Krasikov From the first day behind bars, I said that I was not ready for exchanges. I publicly asked not to be included in the exchange lists,
There are definitely plans in the works to go to a future show,
Almost a year ago, the family bought tickets for today’s Warsaw show,
Ari Goldberg, the communications director for RFE/RL, Inc., told NBC News Friday