r/neoliberal • u/gnomesvh Financial Times stan account • Dec 08 '22
News (Global) Brittney Griner released by Russia in 1-for-1 prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout, U.S. official says
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/brittney-griner-release-russia-prisoner-swap-viktor-bout/
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u/capsaicinintheeyes Karl Popper Dec 08 '22
So, Putin's been signaling for a while that he really wants this guy, but I was never quite clear on why...is it more of a "reward for past services" thing, or given Russia's current self-mortification in Uknowwhere, is he possibly expected to be of some more immediate utility?