reporter: bout was suspected of being a russian intelligence agent, but he s been in a u.s. prison for more than a decade. and some officials believe his value as an intelligence asset has long since diminished and swapping him for griner was the right thing to do, david. all right, pierre thomas, thank you. and brittney griner s nearly ten months in russia playing out as vladimir putin wanls this war in ukraine. tonight, what putin now acknowledges about targeting ukra ukraine s energy infrastructure. he said, quote, yes, we are doing it. let s bring in martha raddatz, and martha, certainly a brazen statement from putin. because of its direct impact on civilians there, is this a war crime? reporter: well, david, they were striking comments, with putin flat-out saying, yes, we are doing it, when asked if the russians are deliberately targeting ukrainian energy in infrastructure. but it is unclear whether this is a war crime. the russians can say the targeting is legitimate, bec
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there s no question civilians are not only being killed in these strikes, but as you and i have both seen, david, they are left without heat, electricity, hot water, in the cold of winter, which human rights group says instills terror and is in violation of the laws of war. david? and we both know a very long, cold winter ahead. martha, thank you. we re going to turn to germany tonight, and that attempted overthrow of the german government. tonight, how far along were they in this plot and what they were planning to do? already, we know news of at least 25 arrests, and tonight, we ve also learned they ve identified at least 25 more they re now looking for. abc s tom soufi burridge again tonight. > reporter: tonight, police confiscating guns, swords, and night vision equipment, according to german media, after germany s security services broke up an alleged plot to overthrow the government in berlin. police tonight predicting more arrests. and the german chancellor, himself possibly