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CNN —A multi-country prisoner exchange that might have freed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was being discussed and progressing when he died last month, multiple sources have told CNN, and included the direct involvement of a Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich. However, a source close to Navalny’s team told CNN that on the evening of February 15 they had received word that a message had been delivered to Putin. Clinton “initially passed on the message” to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Grozev told CNN. “We had to find a way to package the German asset [Krasikov] into an American negotiation,” the source close to the Navalny team said. Getting the message to Putin was one of the greatest challenges, the individual close to the Navalny team told CNN.
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Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov is accused of entering the US under a false identity to spy on Americans in the lead up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s request was made before the US extradition request, the Brazilian statement emphasized. This image shows Vladimirovich Cherkasov upon arriving in Brazil, according to the complaint filed by the US Attorney's Office of the District of Columbia. He allegedly operated under the alias Victor Muller Ferreira after establishing the fake identity in Brazil, according to US prosecutors handling the case. The DOJ accused Cherkasov of working for Russia’s military intelligence service.
Persons: Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, Cherkasov, Vladimirovich Cherkasov, District of Columbia Cherkasov, Victor Muller Ferreira, Biden, Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Organizations: CNN, Brazil’s Ministry of Justice, Public Security, Federal, US, Office, District of Columbia, US Attorney's Office, US Justice Department, TASS, White, DOJ, Russia Locations: Russian, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, United States, Washington , DC, Moscow
A criminal complaint released by the Justice Department identifies Sergey Cherkasov in this photograph from over a decade ago. Photo: Department of JusticeSÃO PAULO—Brazil’s foreign ministry said the U.S. has requested the extradition of an alleged Russian spy, Sergey Cherkasov, who is accused by U.S. and Brazilian authorities of posing as a Brazilian student in Washington while carrying out espionage operations against the West. Mr. Cherkasov, 37 years old, originally from the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, was arrested in São Paulo in October last year and sentenced to 15 years in jail for forging Brazilian identity documents. Russia’s government has demanded his extradition to Russia, accusing him of drug trafficking.
Numerous countries have detained or expelled suspected Russian spies in recent months. The arrest comes after several countries detained or expelled hundreds of suspected Russian spies in the preceding weeks and months. Hundreds of suspected Russian spies have been expelledSergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, pictured in Russian military uniform Department of JusticeLast week, documents released by the Department of Justice revealed the dramatic story of an accused Russian spy. In a similar case in Australia in February, a local newspaper reported that authorities expelled a large Russian spy ring — whose members were posing as diplomats — from the country. Countries across Scandinavia have also made a significant clampdown on those accused of Russian espionage, Politico reports.
Secret messages from court documents give a look into the wild life of an accused Russian spy. The DOJ accuses Sergey Cherkasov of operating undercover in the US, and got a cache of his messages. A screengrab of a message sent by Sergey Cherkasov, whom them US accuses of being a Russian spy. A screengrab of a message sent by Sergey Cherkasov, whom them US accuses of being a Russian spy. The DOJ accuses Cherkasov of acting as an unregistered foreign agent, using false documents, and lying to officials.
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