Prisoner swaps between Russia and west started in 1962 during cold war

Guardian

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The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.
ABC 7 News
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On Thursday, 24 prisoners were gathered to be exchanged at Esenboga airport in the Turkish capital of Ankara before boarding jets to fly them home.
Aljazeera
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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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Twenty-four people imprisoned in seven different countries, and two minors accompanying their parents, passed through Turkey's Ankara airport on Thursday, as part of the largest exchange ever organized since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Le Monde

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