U.S. citizen is accused of espionage may be a pawn to trade for the Kremlin’s own accused agent sitting in a D.C. jail.
Ironically enough the charges against Whelan may eventually prove to be ''Trump'ed up". Russia has never been a problem-solver, it has always been a trouble-maker, and its public pronouncements and actions must always be taken with a hefty dose of salt. The US should support Taiwan's efforts toward constitutional reform to achieve greater democracy and freedom. This would spur the 1.4 billion people of China to seek democratization, pressing Russia in turn to accept real democracy – and world peace would be the result. See the Charter for Permanent Peace for details. §1.9 §1.10 §5.1 §6.1 §6.10
