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Russia releases prisoners in major exchange deal with West

Deutsche Welle

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The exchange was brokered by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and took place in the Esenboğa Airport in the Turkish capital, Ankara on August 1.
Hürriyet Daily News
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Those to be released included American journalist Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal, who was accused of espionage without any known evidence, and Paul Whelan, a former Marine jailed for more than five years after an espionage conviction the United States called baseless, as well as several Russian dissidents who demanded freedom and democracy or criticized the war in Ukraine, including Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post Opinions contributor.
The Washington Post
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A total of 26 prisoners will be exchanged involving seven nations in a swap deal between Russia and the Western nations, the largest such exchange since the Cold War.
ABP Live
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Both the Kremlin and the White House declined to comment when asked about a possible exchange.
Newsmax

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