Russia: Too early to consider exchange of Canadian U.S. spy suspect

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Russia's deputy foreign minister is brushing back suggestions that an American being held in Moscow on suspicion of spying could be exchanged for a Russian.

 

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I don’t think he will be able to see his family for a long time. Turdo and Freeloon trashtalking Vladimir made that obvious...

It may be safe now to remove « suspect » from the article.

This guy has 4 passports so he is really a Canadian

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