Russia-West prisoner swap: 24 freed in biggest exchange since Cold War

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Eight people were returned to Russia as part of the biggest East-West prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War, including Vadim Krasikov, a hitman convicted by a German court of killing a former Chechen militant in a Berlin park, and two men convicted of cybercrimes in the United States, Vladislav Klyushin and Roman Seleznyov.
Voice Of America
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A Russian plane leaves Ankara, Turkey, after a major prisoner swap between the United States, Russia and other countries on Thursday.
The Washington Post
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As part of the historic deal, the Russian government released high-profile Americans held in captivity there, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who had been in a Russian prison for more than a year.
CNBC

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