We do not negotiate in public. We cannot negotiate in public because we want to make sure we can get this job done,
The prisoners held closer to Moscow could easily have been taken out by car,
Putin was also interested in a pre-election deal, since after then, the extremely painstaking preparatory work, involving several countries, could have been undone,
In the modern history of Russia this has never happened before,
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else, and WE WILL BE PAYING NOTHING!”
There are rumors about a possible exchange,
I don’t believe in coincidences; it looks like well-coordinated actions,
I receive requests from journalists from various international agencies asking me to clarify whether I know Paul's whereabouts, as there are rumors of a possible exchange,
If it was left up to me in that trade, I would have went and got Paul and brought him home
I have sent a request to the [prison] colony administration, but I'm not getting an answer,
We all hope that these are good signs,
For now there are more reasons for alarm than for optimism,
What’s being prepared is something bad, not something good,
Could this be a group exchange? Anything is possible. This has never happened in modern Russian history, but in Soviet history, yes,
I stayed in Russia to be a Russian voice against war and dictatorship. And of course, it is important for me to share the fate of my country and my people. I sincerely believe that a Russian politician should be with Russia, as they say, in joy and in sorrow,
It's hard to convey my shock,
I feel a black emptiness inside. And, of course, I understand my own risks. I am behind bars, my life is in Putin's hands, and it is in danger. But I will continue to push my line,
It would seem that we are on the verge of a very large-scale exchange with the Americans (and not only),