Russian officials requested adding convicted murderer to Griner/Whelan prisoner swap

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 included in the US’ proposed swap of a notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, multiple sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.
Story Published at: July 30, 2022 at 01:08AM