during the russian conflict with the ukraine, dmitri served on the staff of general vladimir doroshevich, russia's ranking officer, while spying for the americans. as part of the peace negotiations, the united states agreed to give up their spy in the russian army in exchange for russian withdrawal, leaving dmitri captured and imprisoned for treason and espionage. at the end of season 2, dmitri was sent to america in a prisoner exchange and subsequently given a new identity in witness protection.