Whatever, there was nothing she could do to either make this trade happen or not happen. Anyway, this guyās been sitting on his ass for 15 years. Iām sure events have passed him long by by now.
A stoner for an arms dealer. Yeah an even-steven trade, or as one US senior admin official said Thursday, This was not a situation where we had a choice of which American to bring home. It was a choice between bringing home one particular American - Brittney Grinder - or bringing home none.
Or, maybe US govt negotiation skills are shit now.
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Definitely shit. Couldnāt even get Germany to release one guy. Pathetic.
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So Russia wants their assassin back. Negotiators arenāt wizards, you know. Russia isnāt negotiating on this because they want to give everyone good feels. They donāt have to do it all, and why should they be inclined to at the moment?
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Appropriate comment for some of the posts here too.
He wasnāt an angel. Plus he had citizenship in 4 countries.
After a court-martial conviction in January 2008 on multiple counts ārelated to larcenyā, he was sentenced to 60 days restriction, reduction to pay grade E-4, and a bad conduct discharge.[9][10] The specific charges against him included āattempted larceny, three specifications of dereliction of duty, making a false official statement, wrongfully using anotherās social security number, and ten specifications of making and uttering checks without having sufficient funds in his account for payment.ā[11]
When arrested in Russia, Whelan was director of global security and investigations for BorgWarner, an international automotive parts manufacturer based in Michigan.[8] His work with Kelly Services and BorgWarner gave Whelan contacts with the U.S. intelligence community, federal agents and foreign embassies.[12]