Prisoner swap
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A British citizen freed in the biggest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War has met with Joe Biden at the White House after returning to the US. Vladimir Kara-Murza was serving a 25-year sentence for treason and had spent over two years imprisoned in Russia when he was freed along with 23 others…
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A major prisoner exchange between Russia, the US and four European countries is under way in Ankara, the Turkish presidency has confirmed. Three US citizens imprisoned in Russia – Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, US Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva – are thought to be among those being released.…
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The office of the Ukrainian president on Friday denied reports saying that a much-anticipated prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia is underway. According to a report from the Associated Press (AP), Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office said negotiations with Russia to secure the release of the Ukrainian prisoners are ongoing but insisted that it has not happened.…
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