Historic prisoner swap frees Americans imprisoned in Russia

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The list of people released on August 1 in a multiple-country prisoner swap, the largest of its kind since the Cold War, is a diverse and sweeping roster of personalities and backgrounds, a mix of people with little to nothing in common -- except being swept up in months of high-stakes, closed-door diplomatic wrangling.
BrazilNews.Net
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A number of U.S. nationals are being held in Russian prisons, including jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
Global News
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The exchange of innocent Americans for Russian criminals raised the debate of whether this would encourage foreign adversaries to target and wrongfully detain Americans to use as leverage.
ABC 7 News
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The pressure and diplomacy must continue, and Russian political prisoners must become a key element of Western engagement with Russia.
The Moscow Times

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Historic prisoner swap frees Americans imprisoned in Russia
Voice Of America
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Biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War
BBC
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BrazilNews.Net
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Who's in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
The Gazette
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A list of people freed in prisoner swap deal with Russia
The Washington Post
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ABP Live
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