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Wall Street Journal: White House weighs allowing Russia to question former US ambassador

By Wall Street Journal.
US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul arrives at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow, May 15, 2013, after being summoned to explain the presence of an alleged CIA agent working undercover at the embassy who was detained this week. The ministry had summoned McFaul for an explanation after slamming Washington for what it described as "provocative acts in the spirit of the Cold War."
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WASHINGTON — The White House is reviewing a request by Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow Russian investigators to question a number of Americans they say are implicated in criminal activity, including a former U.S. ambassador, a spokeswoman said.

The White House decision to weigh the proposal rather than dismiss it outright prompted alarm among former diplomats and on Capitol Hill.

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