The United States and Russia have completed their largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, involving 24 individuals. The exchange, conducted at Ankara airport, followed years of secretive negotiations despite strained relations due to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The United States and Russia have completed their largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, involving 24 individuals. The exchange, conducted at Ankara airport, followed years of secretive negotiations despite strained relations due to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Among those released were journalist Evan Gershkovich, detained since 2023, and corporate security executive Paul Whelan, detained since 2018.
US President Joe Biden hailed the swap as a feat of diplomacy, thanking the many countries that participated in the negotiations. At the Wall Street Journal it was all applause and cheers as the newsroom learned of the prisoner exchange that included their colleague, Mr Gershkovich. Mr Kara-Murza had been serving a 25-year sentence on charges of treason, which were widely seen as politically motivated.Russia secured the release of several of its nationals, including Vadim Krasikov, who was serving a life sentence in Germany for an assassination in Berlin.
Chris Van Heerden is the boyfriend of Russian -American woman Ksenia Karelina who is still being held in Russia under charges of treason.
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