Putin wants to get rid of the hildabeast. He knows what a grifter she is. Sad when Russia is better for us than she is.
This could just be a ‘Fire across the bow’............................
I think Putin understands that the U.S. government - the Democrats and the establishment Republicans - are completely sold out (for $$$) to the Saudis and other Islamic interests. They’ve been made wealthy by Islam and they won’t turn on the hand that pays them. If Putin is interested in limiting the rise of Islam, he will want an ally in the U.S. not an enemy. So he needs to break the hold that Islamic money has on the entire current U.S. government.
if he wanted to get rid of her, he would just release them. He wants her in his pocket