Possible Russian-US prisoner swap?

[El Paso Eagle]

I know if it was my family member I would be all in, but this looks to be a dangerous man

 

Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" whose weapons sales fueled deadly conflicts around the world, could be sent back to his motherland in exchange for WNBA star Brittney Griner and retired U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. 

Russian officials have long pushed for the release of Bout, who is currently serving a 25-year sentence in U.S. prison after being convicted in 2011 of conspiracy to kill Americans, conspiracy to deliver anti-aircraft missiles, and aiding a terrorist organization.

"Moscow wants him back because he possesses critical insights that he can share with the GRU, his former agency. Having been in a U.S. prison and interrogated by U.S. officials, he knows what our intelligence requirements are and other information that is valuable for the Russians,"

[greenminer]

https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/look-heres-who-could-be-freed-in-exchange-for-brittney-griner

Having been in a U.S. prison and interrogated by U.S. officials, he knows what our intelligence requirements are and other information that is valuable for the Russians

I wish I could hear Koffler expand on this, or maybe an explanation from someone with similar insight.

[Coffee and TV]

14 minutes ago, greenminer said:

https://thespun.com/more/top-stories/look-heres-who-could-be-freed-in-exchange-for-brittney-griner

Having been in a U.S. prison and interrogated by U.S. officials, he knows what our intelligence requirements are and other information that is valuable for the Russians
 

I mean he's got a few years left on his sentence, not a lifetime. That was going to be the case either way. 

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[Coffee and TV]

Russia gonna have to give up some more draft picks. 

Edited July 28, 2022 by Coffee and TV

[greenminer]

6 hours ago, Coffee and TV said:

I mean he's got a few years left on his sentence, not a lifetime. That was going to be the case either way. 

There are international dynamics at play here.  I haven't looked up his specific situation, but it would not surprise me if he finished his sentence here then another country took over his jail time for their charges.

[El Paso Eagle]

5 hours ago, Coffee and TV said:

Russia gonna have to give up some more draft picks. 

Since the old Soviet Union broke apart they don't have near the trade capital

[Quoner]

18 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Since the old Soviet Union broke apart they don't have near the trade capital

Figures. They fold their programs and drop down a division almost a full decade after us and they’re already back in the national conversation while we’re still struggling to win anything of note but the Sun Belt. When are our oligarchs going to step up and demand Putin-level results?

[El Paso Eagle]

25 minutes ago, Quoner said:

Figures. They fold their programs and drop down a division almost a full decade after us and they’re already back in the national conversation while we’re still struggling to win anything of note but the Sun Belt. When are our oligarchs going to step up and demand Putin-level results?