Historic US-Russia prisoner swap exposes CIA support for Chechen jihad - The Grayzone

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Historic US-Russia prisoner swap exposes CIA support for Chechen jihad - The Grayzone

Western media focused intently on a Russian “murderer” released in the exchange with Washington, but whitewashed the record of his target – a Chechen militant now confirmed as a CIA asset. August 1 saw the largest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Washington since the end of the Cold War. Among those freed were Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan, who were each serving 16 year sentences for espionage…