Vadim Krasikov, a Russian operative at the center of a recent mass prisoner swap, has been released by Germany after being imprisoned for the murder of Zelimkhan “Tornike” Khangoshvili, a Georgian citizen. Khangoshvili, who had fought Russian troops in Chechnya and sought asylum in Germany, was gunned down in Berlin in 2019.
Krasikov, a former member of a special forces unit linked to the FSB, was convicted for the killing and sentenced to life in prison in 2021. German judges stated that he had acted on the orders of Russian authorities, who provided him with a false identity and resources for the crime.
