Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

The Independent

The Independent

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Thursday's prisoner swap of 16 people, including three American citizens, represented another payoff for authoritarian regimes like Russia that use hostage-taking as a modus operandi to achieve their political goals, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Newsmax
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The United States and Russia have completed a major prisoner swap, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal.
Aljazeera
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The sprawling deal is the latest in a series of prisoner swaps negotiated between Russia and the U.S. in the last two years but the first to require significant concessions from other countries.
Time
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Gershkovich has been in Russian custody since March 2023 on espionage charges.
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