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Russia-US prisoner swap: Kremlin says Putin met prisoners as a sign of respect – live



Moscow says prisoner swap, which saw release of journalist Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans, negotiated by FSB and CIAThe Kremlin said today that yesterday’s prisoner swap was negotiated between Russia’s FSB and the US Central Intelligence Agency, Reuters reported.It also said that Vladimir Putin’s decision to meet the released prisoners as they arrived by plane in Russia was a sign of respect for people who had served their country. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/aug/02/russia-us-prisoner-swap-evan-gershkovich-paul-whelan-vadim-krasikov

Author : Lili Bayer

Publish date : 2024-08-02 12:47:05

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