> He could have fled to a friendly country like France that has strong civil liberty protections. He could have gone to a neutral country like Switzerland he c

> He could have fled to a friendly country like France that has strong civil liberty protections. He could have gone to a neutral country like Switzerland he could not [1] > Instead of trying any of these things he did try [1] > horse traded information for protection when he was in russia, he had nothing more to give them [1] [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37401495 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37401495