The children only learned they were Russian after they boarded the Moscow-bound plane in Ankara, a Kremlin spokesperson said.
  • Putin greeted the children of Russian sleeper agents in Spanish as they landed in Moscow as part of a prisoner exchange.
  • The children had only just learned they were Russian on the flight, a Kremlin spokesperson said.
  • Their parents had been arrested in Slovenia after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  • ZaktorEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I’m surprised this is all just coming from the Kremlin. Yes they were sleeper agents, no the children had no idea they “were” Russian (they aren’t really). Seems like the best propaganda would be claiming they were innocent Russians caught up in Western paranoia and the children must be having a hard time, but it’s a necessary challenge to reunite them with their parents.