🇷🇺 🇺🇲 A #Russian hit man serving a life sentence in #Germany is central to a possible prisoner swap that could include U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.

https://www.wsj.com/world/putin-wants-his-hit-man-back-5bd759f8

#russia #usa 

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How many innocents traded for criminals?

This russian strategy that consists of abducting foreigners for blackmail is such a disgrace.
Every western foreigner there is a potential walking ransom.