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OAITW r.2.0

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5. That's the entire purpose of jailing.

Reply to Sogo (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 4, 2022, 02:01 PM

Aug 2022

To be used as bargaining chips to get real Russian criminals swapped out. The US should ban all US citizens from going to Russia to avoid these show trials in the future. If they want to get around around the US ban by going via 3rd state entry points, that would be on them and they can pay the consequences.

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I do not believe anything coming from Russia [View all] tulipsandroses Aug 2022 OP

You could never go wrong by assuming that the Russians are being dishonest Walleye Aug 2022 #1

It goes without saying. It's not a nice place at all, marble falls Aug 2022 #2

Yep, believing anything coming from Russia is like believing anything coming from Trump! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2022 #3

Safe to say that she is just being set up to be used as a bargaining chip. Sogo Aug 2022 #4

That's the entire purpose of jailing. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2022 #5

I agree, that travel should be banned tulipsandroses Aug 2022 #6