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Lawyer of Russians jailed in US says no data on a possible swap for Whelan
Earlier Whelanâs attorney Vladimir Zherebenkov said that the US and Russia were allegedly in talks on possibly swapping the former US marine for one of these Russians
NEW YORK, February 16. /TASS/. The attorney of Russians Konstantin Yaroshenko and Viktor Bout, who are jailed in the US, has not received any data that consultations on swapping them for US citizen Paul Whelan were underway, Alexei Tarasov told TASS. I don’t know about any negotiations, Tarasov said, commenting on remarks by Whelan’s attorney Vladimir Zherebenkov in the interview with Reuters that the US and Russia were allegedly in talks on possibly swapping the former US marine for one of these Russians. He named alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout and pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko among those who could be exchanged for Whelan.
Counterintelligence officers from Ukraine s SBU State Security Service have exposed two Ukrainian citizens who had been recruited by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and were collecting secret information about the combat readiness of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the SBU s press center has reported.
Ryssland har aldrig varit en demokrati och nu bubblar missnöjet — Anna-Lena Laurén beskriver dagens brutala men charmiga Ryssland i aktuell bok svenska.yle.fi - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from svenska.yle.fi Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The end of fighting reversed roles of victor and defeated, as Armenians were forced to give up the land they had won in the conflict of 1991–1994. Azerbaijan regained the seven districts around Nagorny Karabakh that it had lost in the first war, providing the opportunity for at least half a million Azerbaijanis to return home after being displaced for more than twenty-five years. Azerbaijan also captured around one-third of Nagorny Karabakh itself, including the town of Shusha, forcing more than 30,000 Armenians to flee from their homes, while Armenian settlers also had to leave the Armenian-occupied districts outside Nagorny Karabakh at short notice.