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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
That prisoner swap deal is weird considering that Paul Whelan will continue to rot in Russia, and the American's released Victor Bout, a international arms dealer known as a sanctions buster who's also an expert on laundering and moving money.
Why are the Russians so eager to get Bout back? What's his effect on the war in the Ukraine and the rumors of Russian ammunition shortages and weapons shortages.
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I get the concerns/complaints about sending Bout back, but the Whelan stuff is just silly GOP talking points. Has it been confirmed that the Russians were even willing to trade Whelan?