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Putin says he will 'never' extradite Russians charged in the Mueller investigation
Source: Business Insider
Putin says he will 'never' extradite Russians charged in the Mueller investigation
Sonam Sheth
12m
• Russian President Vladimir Putin told NBC's Megyn Kelly last week that he would "never" extradite the 13 Russian nationals who were charged by special counsel Robert Mueller with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 US election.
• He denied any knowledge of their actions and added that the defendants "do not represent the Russian state" or "the Russian authorities."
• The assertion spoke to a key tactic the Kremlin often employs: using "cyber proxies" who operate outside the government to carry out its goals, allowing the Russian government to maintain plausible deniability.
• While the Justice Department is negotiating with the Russian government over extradition proceedings, the chances that Putin will agree to hand over the defendants are slim to none, given that they were acting on the Kremlin's orders.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week that he will "never" extradite the 13 Russian nationals whom special counsel Robert Mueller charged with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 US election.
Putin made the comments during an interview with NBC's Megyn Kelly. It was Kelly's second interview with the Russian leader.
"What have you done to satisfy yourself that the 13 Russian nationals who have just been indicted, those three Russian companies, including, as you point out, some of your close friends, were not behind this?" Kelly asked. "This has caused an international incident."
"I know that they do not represent the Russian state, the Russian authorities," Putin replied. "What they did specifically, I have no idea. I do not know what they were guided by. Even if they did do something, it's — simply that our — maybe it's just our American colleagues."
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Sonam Sheth
12m
• Russian President Vladimir Putin told NBC's Megyn Kelly last week that he would "never" extradite the 13 Russian nationals who were charged by special counsel Robert Mueller with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 US election.
• He denied any knowledge of their actions and added that the defendants "do not represent the Russian state" or "the Russian authorities."
• The assertion spoke to a key tactic the Kremlin often employs: using "cyber proxies" who operate outside the government to carry out its goals, allowing the Russian government to maintain plausible deniability.
• While the Justice Department is negotiating with the Russian government over extradition proceedings, the chances that Putin will agree to hand over the defendants are slim to none, given that they were acting on the Kremlin's orders.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week that he will "never" extradite the 13 Russian nationals whom special counsel Robert Mueller charged with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 US election.
Putin made the comments during an interview with NBC's Megyn Kelly. It was Kelly's second interview with the Russian leader.
"What have you done to satisfy yourself that the 13 Russian nationals who have just been indicted, those three Russian companies, including, as you point out, some of your close friends, were not behind this?" Kelly asked. "This has caused an international incident."
"I know that they do not represent the Russian state, the Russian authorities," Putin replied. "What they did specifically, I have no idea. I do not know what they were guided by. Even if they did do something, it's — simply that our — maybe it's just our American colleagues."
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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/putin-will-not-extradite-russians-mueller-investigation-cyberwar-disinformation-2018-3
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Well thank god it was nothing fucking SERIOUS, ffs
