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Freed prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza: I told the Russians ‘I’ll be back sooner than you think’

Dissident says his removal from Russia was illegal and that he will return to his motherland soon

The Independent UK

Freed Russian Dissidents Bittersweet On Historic Swap

Russian dissidents freed as part of a prisoner swap between Moscow and the West this week shared their mixed feelings Friday about the deal at a news conference in Germany.

International Business Times

Russian prisoner swap deal was to have included Alexei Navalny

Negotiations, which began months earlier, originally included release of late opposition leader

The Guardian - UK

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Putin’s hitman, spies and a credit card fraudster: The prisoners returned to Russia in historic swap

While there is only one known assassin among them, all of the Russians exchanged in Thursday’s trade have unique, and in most cases, quite surreal, backstories, reports Justin Rohrlich

The Independent UK

JD Vance desperately tries to find a way to credit Trump for Biden’s prisoner swap

Ohio senator claims historic Russia-West prison swap only occurred ‘because bad guys all over the world recognize Donald Trump’s about to be back in office’

The Independent UK

Add These 50 Iconic Amazon TV Show Merchandise Pieces To Your Collection

From apparel and collectibles to home decor and gadgets, we've curated a list of 50 iconic TV show merchandise pieces that every fan will want to add to their collection.

Inverse

President Biden Oversees Emotional Reunion Of Released Detainees

President Biden oversees emotional prisoner exchange involving former US Marine Paul Whelan and others released from Russian custody, showcasing reunions w...

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Who are the Russians freed in massive multinational prisoner swap?

US and Russia orchestrated their largest prisoner swap since fall of the Soviet Union

Evening Standard

Kremlin admits Vadim Krasikov is a Russian state assassin

Spokesperson hints killer exchanged in prisoner swap was linked to Putin’s personal guard

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela's Maduro repurposes two prisons to hold protesters while AG speaks of 'cleansing society'

Two maximum security prisons will now house "all the new generation gangs involved in the criminal attacks," Maduro said

Latin Times

Russian cybercriminals returned in high-stakes US prisoner swap

Criminals convicted of multiple cybercrimes have been exchanged for US prisoners.

TechRadar

FSB and sleeper agents among the Russians freed in prisoner swap

Members of Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB, and sleeper agents living abroad were among those freed in a multinational prisoner swap on Thursday. The children of deep-cover agents posing as Argentinian expats in Slovenia were not even aware of their Russian heritage until they were transported to Moscow along…

France 24

What Now For Russian Opposition After Prisoner Swap?

Eight Russian opposition activists, including some very influential ones, are among the people who were released by Moscow in a historic prisoner exchange with the West.

International Business Times

Kremlin acknowledges intelligence operatives among the Russians who were freed in swap

New details have emerged on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West were from its security services

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Kremlin Admits At Least Three Russian Agents Freed In Deal

The Kremlin on Friday said that at least three Russians freed in a landmark prisoner exchange were undercover Russian agents, a rare public admission into the work of Moscow's top-secret security services.

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Paradox indefinitely delays Prison Architect 2, just like it did with Life By You before it was scrapped

So close, yet so far.

The Guardian - UK

Evan Gershkovich is free – and keen to raise plight of Russian political prisoners

It was heartening to see the US journalist’s playful manner after his ordeal but he was in earnest when talking about helping those still incarcerated

Al Jazeera

Russian ‘hostage diplomacy’ pays off: Decoding a wartime prisoner exchange

Swap during Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine significant for the West and Russia, but not Kyiv, analysts say.

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The Guardian - UK

Russia-US prisoner swap: Kremlin confirms hitman Vadim Krasikov worked for FSB security service – as it happened

Moscow says Krasikov, returned by Germany as part of prisoner swap, served in Alpha Group, the FSB’s special forces unit

GamesRadar

Paradox woes continue after Life by You cancellation, now with yet another "indefinite" Prison Architect 2 delay

The publisher is still "confident" that the sequel will be great

The Independent UK

Marc Fogel’s family left ‘heartbroken and outraged’ as jailed US teacher is left out of Russia prisoner swap

‘We feel that Marc has definitely been left behind,’ Marc Fogel’s wife of 27 years said

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Evan Gershkovich freed in largest US-Russian prisoner swap since cold war

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris meet Wall Street Journal reporter as he steps off the plane in Washington. Plus, Simone Biles wins sixth Olympic gold

Evening Standard

HMP Wandsworth prison officer 'was coerced into sex with inmate', friend claims

Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office on Monday

Al Jazeera

Americans freed by Russia in major prisoner swap arrive in US

They were greeted by friends and family, as well as US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

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US And Russia Reach Historic Prisoner Swap Agreement

Successful prisoner exchange negotiation between CIA and Russian officials in the Middle East leads to the release of detained Americans in Russia.

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