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The traditional channels between the U.S. and Russia for pushing back against each other are evidently not working. What's remaining is doing the same thing, ov
by rodionos 10y ago
The traditional channels between the U.S. and Russia for pushing back against each other are evidently not working. What's remaining is doing the same thing, over and over again expecting different results.
- dragonwriter 10y agoThis isn't an alternative venue for the US pushing back against Russia. Russia and the US are working on the same side here; one of these FSB officers was recently arrested in Russia for treason, and now the US government is piling on charges.
- _nox_ 10y agoTreason, most likely, being him talking to the FBI about the charges. I don't expect Russian media to spin it along the way you suggest. Even if you entertain the possibility that the two acted on their own, you can't admit it to the public. Admitting that two of your own officer ran roughshod over you is too embarrassing. In the prosecution, the authorities will probably rely on the American angle (they tried to sell our secrets to the FBI, but we caught them).