Russia refused to launch Paul Whelan alongside Brittney Griner until a former colonel from Russia’s home spy group at present in German custody was additionally launched as a part of any prisoner swap, US officers informed CNN, even because the US provided up the names of a number of different Russian prisoners in US custody that they might be keen to commerce. The US was unable to ship on the request for the ex-colonel, Vadim Krasikov, as a result of he’s serving out a life sentence for homicide in Germany. #CNN #information
