Among those released were the so-called ‘illegals’ – the Dultsevs, a husband and wife convicted a court in Slovenia of pretending to be Argentinians in order to spy, who were flown back to Russia with their two children
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets Artem Dultsev, left, upon the arrival of freed Russian prisoners at Vnukovo government airport outside Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 1.were so deep under cover that their children found out they were Russians only after the flight took off, the Kremlin said on Friday.
Giving new details about the swap and those freed, Peskov confirmed that Vadim Krasikov, a hitman released by Germany, was an employee of Russia’s FSB security service and had served in Alpha Group, the FSB’s special forces unit. Among those released were the so-called “illegal” sleeper agents – the Dultsevs, a husband and wife convicted a court in Slovenia of pretending to be Argentinians in order to spy, who were flown back to Russia with their two children.
Peskov said that Russian government agencies were working on freeing other Russians abroad. The exchange had been negotiated by the FSB and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, he said. Although Moscow released more prisoners than it received, it was portrayed by Russian authorities as a victory, and appeared to go over well on the streets of Moscow.
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