As someone who was born in Soviet Union, I am not surprised at all. A former world super-power will do whatever in can to prevent its citizen from getting into

As someone who was born in Soviet Union, I am not surprised at all. A former world super-power will do whatever in can to prevent its citizen from getting into the hands of USA authorities. Especially, if the citizen in question has been working for Russian mafia, which has been known to have close ties to country's government officials. It's very likely he would be released soon after reaching Russia and then killed by something staged as a suicide, because the risk of him opening his mouth is too high.