
Bitcoin.com News|Feb 12, 2025 20:16
🇷🇺🇺🇸 Alexander Vinnik, jailed Russian IT specialist and former BTC-e operator, is set to return to Russia in a prisoner exchange. This swap sees school teacher and ex-diplomat Marc Fogel flying back to the U.S. ✈️
Vinnik pleaded guilty to laundering 4 billion via BTC-e and faced 20 years in prison. President Trump hailed the swap as a step towards building trust with Moscow. 🤝
However, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov cautioned against linking the swap to the war in Ukraine. 🌍
What do you think about this exchange and its implications?
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