Analysts question if Russian political prisoner movements signal imminent swap

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British-Russian prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed on treason charges for 25 years and housed in a jail in Siberia.
Daily Express
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Russian prison authorities have remained tight-lipped, offering lawyers and relatives only crumbs of information about the supposed transfer of the inmates in question, without specifying a destination or reason for the move.
Politico
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A number of Russian dissidents and people convicted for their opposition to Moscow's war in Ukraine have disappeared from Russian prisons in recent days, in what rights activists say is a possible sign that a prisoner swap with the West involving people like Whelan may be close.
The Gazette
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On Wednesday, aircraft from the special Rossiya Airlines detachment serving the Kremlin and the government reportedly flew to regions where a number of political prisoners were being held.
The Moscow Times

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