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Putin exploits US divisions to gain leverage in prisoner swaps, advocate says

By Katherine Doyle
Published December 17, 2022 8:00am ET
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Putin exploits US divisions to gain leverage in prisoner swaps, advocate says
A hostage swap that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner after a 10-month stint in Russian detention while leaving behind former Marine Paul Whelan is a Kremlin tactic to foster “chaos” by exploiting political cleavages, a hostage advocate said. Griner was exchanged last week for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. But U.S. officials said that after […]

A hostage swap that freed WNBA star Brittney Griner after a 10-month stint in Russian detention while leaving behind former Marine Paul Whelan is a Kremlin tactic to foster “chaos” by exploiting political cleavages, a hostage advocate said.

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