Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) while taking part in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier Tomb, marking the Defender of the Fatherland's Day, on February 23, 2024, in Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) while taking part in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier Tomb, marking the Defender of the Fatherland's Day, on February 23, 2024, in Moscow, Russia.
  • Russia's imprisoning of US citizens as bargaining chips is "nothing new," an ex-KGB agent said.
  • Jack Barsky told Fox that this gives Moscow an "asset that you can trade."
  • Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian ballerina, is the latest American citizen to be detained by Russia.

Every US citizen detained by Russia gives the Kremlin an "asset that you can trade," ex-KGB agent Jack Barsky said.