RUSSIA (VINnews) – On April 16, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Alexander “Sasha” Troufanov at the Kremlin, following Troufanov’s release from Hamas captivity. Troufanov, a Russian-Israeli dual citizen, had been held hostage for nearly 500 days after being abducted during Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. His mother, fiancée, and grandmother—also taken […]