The body of Russian deserter Maxim Kuzminov was found in Alicante, Spain, on February 13. The body had six bullet holes, five in the chest and one in the head.

The car was found burned in El Campello, 17 kilometers from the Cala Alta residential area. The murder of the deserting pilot on Spanish soil adds acrimony to the relationship between Madrid and Moscow, which is not going through its best moment, writes Ruben Navarrette.