The U.S. released a high-profile Russian cybercriminal from its custody this week, at least a year before his prison sentence was expected to finish, handing him over to Russian authorities despite long resisting Moscow’s efforts to retrieve him.
Wall Street Journal: US deports high-profile hacker to Russia before end of prison sentence
A Russian national flag flies in front of one of the Kremlin ruby stars in downtown Moscow on August 10, 2021.