prisoner swap

FSB agent, deep-cover Russian ‘sleeper’ agents among those returned in prisoner swap: Kremlin

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FSB agent, deep-cover Russian ‘sleeper’ agents among those returned in prisoner swap: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Russian citizens released after the Russian-US prisoner swap in Turkiye at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, on August 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: via PTI The Kremlin said on Friday that Vadim Krasikov, a hitman returned by Germany in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, was … Read more

Freeing killer in Russia prisoner swap ‘not easy decision’: Germany

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Freeing killer in Russia prisoner swap ‘not easy decision’: Germany

Berlin: Germany said Thursday its release of a convicted murderer in a prisoner swap with Russia was “not an easy decision” and called on Russia and Belarus to free all political detainees. Russian citizen Vadim Krasikov was jailed for assassinating a former Chechen rebel commander in Berlin in 2019. German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said … Read more