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(NewsNation) — The 26-person captive swap betwixt Russia, Belarus, the United States, Slovenia, Germany, Poland and Norway was historic, but it sees Vladimir Putin's federation person 8 cardinal figures.
While President Joe Biden was praised for the merchandise of erstwhile Marine Paul Whelan and reporters Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, Republicans person besides expressed interest that Russia could payment and spoken much broadly astir the U.S.'s argumentation toward captive swaps.
So, who is Russia receiving successful the largest captive swap betwixt the Eastern and Western satellite since the Cold War?
Vadim Krasikov
The 58-year-old was released from Germany, wherever helium had been held successful custody since 2019 erstwhile helium was convicted of murder.
Krasikov was sentenced to beingness imprisonment for shooting dormant Zelimkhan “Tornike” Khangoshvili, a Chechen rebel leader.
Despite archetypal protestations otherwise, Russia has revealed helium was an cause successful the Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor to the KGB.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin welcomes Vadim Krasikov astatine Moscow's Vnukovo airdrome connected August 1, 2024. (Mikhail Voskresenskiy/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)Roman Seleznev
Seleznev was sentenced to 27 years imprisonment for his engagement successful a recognition paper hacking strategy that resulted successful $169 cardinal successful losses.
Seleznev stole recognition paper numbers from the point-of-sale systems of tiny concern crossed the United States.
From there, helium would merchantability the details of the recognition cards to others crossed the internet. He was sentenced successful a national tribunal successful 2017.
Vadim Konoshchenok
Konoshchenok was arrested successful Estonia successful 2022, accused of smuggling subject weapons and ammunition, among different items.
According to U.S. national prosecutors, approximately 375 pounds of ammunition originating from the United States was recovered by Estonian authorities successful a warehouse utilized by Konoshchenok.
He was extradited to the U.S. successful 2023 and accused to beryllium an cause for the FSB.
Vladislav Klyushin
Klyushin was convicted of hacking into the firm databases of U.S. companies and sentenced to 9 years imprisonment.
According to the Justice Department, Klyushin was operating a "hack-to-trade scheme" that netted $93 million.
Klyushin was arrested successful Switzerland successful 2021 earlier being extradited to America aboriginal successful the year.
Pavel Rubtsov
Also known arsenic Pablo González Yagüe, Rubtsov was calved successful Russia earlier moving to Spain astatine the property of 9.
A Spanish citizen, Rubtsov was arrested successful Poland, adjacent the Ukraine borderline successful 2022, accused of being a spy for Russia.
The 42-year-old denied thee charges. Rubtsov had been held successful Poland connected espionage charges since his arrest.
Anna Dultseva and Artem Dultsev
The brace were being held successful Slovenia and pleaded blameworthy to charges of espionage and falsifying documents Wednesday.
It is reported that the joined mates are the parents of the 2 minors besides portion of the situation exchange.
Dultsev and Dultseva had posed arsenic an Argentine couple. The New York Times reported the children went into foster attraction pursuing their parents' apprehension successful 2023.
Mikhail Mikushin
Another surviving a treble life, Mikhail Mikushin posed arsenic a Brazilian researcher nether the sanction Jose Assis Giammaria astatine the University of Tromsø successful Norway.
Mikushin was arrested successful Norway successful 2022 nether the accusation that helium was garnering delicate accusation for Russia arsenic an cause for the Russian overseas subject agency, GRU.
He had been successful custody successful Norway since his arrest.
