The Most Dangerous Man in the World?

At the press conference following their summit meeting in Helsinki, Russian President Vladimir Putin and American President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of resolving potential criminal cases involving citizens of the two countries by permitting interrogators from Washington and Moscow to participate in joint questioning of the individuals named in indictments prepared by the respective judiciaries. The predictable response by the American nomenklatura was that it was a horrible idea as it would potentially require U.S. officials to answer questions from Russians about their activities. Putin argued, not unreasonably, that if Washington wants to extradite and talk to any of the twelve recently indicted GRU … Continue reading The Most Dangerous Man in the World?