"President Emmanuel Macron announced the release of Laurent Vinatier, who had been jailed for allegedly violating Russia's so-called foreign agent laws, saying that the researcher was free and back in France. list of 3 itemsend of list I share the relief of his family and loved ones. My gratitude to our diplomatic agents for their mobilisation, Macron said on Thursday."
"Russia's FSB security service announced that Vinatier, 49, had been swapped for basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, 26. Kasatkin was arrested last June at a Paris airport and was wanted by the United States over an alleged involvement in ransomware attacks an allegation that Kasatkin has previously denied. Daniil Kasatkin, a Russian basketball player who was jailed in France and whose extradition was demanded by the United States, is seen after being released in a prisoner swap with France that saw the release of Laurent Vinatier"
Laurent Vinatier, 49, was arrested by the FSB at a Moscow restaurant in June 2024 and convicted four months later for breaking laws requiring individuals deemed foreign agents to register with Russian authorities. While jailed he was placed under additional investigation for espionage and faced a likely further trial. The FSB accused him of acting on instructions from Swiss intelligence and collecting sensitive political and military information, including combat and training plans. Vinatier was pardoned by President Vladimir Putin and swapped for Russian basketball player Daniil Kasatkin, who had been jailed in France and sought for alleged ransomware involvement. President Emmanuel Macron expressed relief and thanked diplomatic agents for their mobilisation.
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