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  1. Convicted murderer Vadim #Krasikov, who was freed from German prison in a historic prisoner exchange on Aug. 1, is a Federal Security Service (#FSB) agent, #Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry #Peskov said on Aug. 2.

    A German court sentenced Krasikov to life imprisonment in 2021 for the murder of Zelimkhan "Tornike" #Khangoshvili in 2019.

    kyivindependent.com/krasnikov-

    #Germany #Russia #EU #Ukraine

  2. As the #US sought over the course of a year to extract #Gershkovich, #Whelan & others w/o offering #Krasikov in return, snr Russian #intelligence ofcls had made clear there was no deal w/o him. German ofcls eventually agreed, extracting their own price of a dozen Russian prisoners in return.
    The #Biden admin has pursued a series of large prisoner swaps w/hostile countries, including last year extracting 10 Americans & a fugitive from #Venezuela & a major deal w/ #Iran….
    #Russia #geopolitics #law