The reason for the odd Russian decision to extradite Col. Klein to Columbia became clear as the Russians offered to exchange him for Leonid Nevzlin.
Nevzlin, an associate of jailed Russian oligarch Khodorkovsky, is hiding in Israel from Russian prosecution.
The Israeli FM refuses to exchange Nevzlin because he is rich and famous. In a less publicized case, the Israeli Supreme Court agreed to the extradition of Alexander Pertzov to Ukraine despite clear danger to his life.
Col. Yair Klein will have the fate of goods – he will betraded. It’s clear that Russia will not hesitate when extraditing Col. Yair Klein to Colombia. So, Jews’d better think twice.
It’s like those aircraft batteries for sale: Russia never misses its opportunities.