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Danish defense ministry reports renewed drone sightings at military facilities

The Danish defense ministry reports that drones have been spotted at several defense facilities overnight Friday into Saturday

The Independent UK

Germany charges three with spying for Russia with possible intent to kill, prosecutor says

The charges against the men are the latest in a series of cases across Europe where Ukrainians and other nationals have been accused of working on behalf of Russia’s intelligence services.

Euronews

Germany charges three people with spying for Russia, potentially with intent to kill

Germany's Federal Prosecutor’s Office says three men have been charged with working for one of Russia’s intelligence agencies in a “particularly serious case.”

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Assassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders

Assassination is a particular form of murder. Regardless of who carries out the act, on whose orders or why, it is always unlawful.

The Conversation

Putin's Strategic Swap: Spies, Dissidents, And Diplomacy

Putin welcomes spies in a significant exchange, highlighting Russia's commitment to protecting operatives.

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Russian dissidents freed in prisoner swap speak of deal ‘dilemma’

Activists say they never agreed to leave their homeland and vow to continue fighting for democracy in Russia

The Guardian - UK

Released prisoner Yashin: I was expelled from Russia against my will, not exchanged

‘This is my expulsion from Russia against my will,’ Ilya Yashin told reporters on Friday

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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

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

How Putin Might Gain Or Lose From The Prisoner Swap

When eight Russian citizens including a convicted hitman touched down in Moscow on Thursday in a historic prisoner swap with the West, President Vladimir Putin greeted them like heroes.

International Business Times

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

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

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

The Independent UK

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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Russian Operative Involved In Berlin Killing Released By Germany

Russian operative released in Germany after murder conviction, highlighting complex international relations.

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.

The Guardian - UK

Prisoner swaps between Russia and west started in 1962 during cold war

Two groups of people gathered on a bridge separating West Berlin and East Germany for exchange of Russian spy and American pilot

The Times of India

'Deal with the devil': How Germany played key role in West-Russia prisoner swap

Germany has played a pivotal role in a significant prisoner swap between Moscow and the West. This complex and politically sensitive exchange involved the release of Vadim Krasikov, a Russian hitman convicted for a 2019 murder in Berlin. The deal, which facilitated the freedom of numerous prisoners, highlighted the intricate…

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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.

The Times of India

How Joe Biden persuaded German Chancellor Scholz to release a top Kremlin assassin

The historic prisoner swap that brought about the release of US journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 others was made possible by a personal promise German Chancellor Olaf Scholz made to US President Joe Biden during a White House visit. But until Thursday, it was far from clear the plan would…

The Independent UK

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

The U.S. and Russia completed on Thursday their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released individuals in their custody as part of the exchange

The Guardian - US

Evan Gershkovich release: Biden and Harris greet Americans freed after prisoner swap

Emotional scenes at Andrews air force base as Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva step onto American soil

The Independent UK

Evan Gershkovich and fellow freed Americans welcomed back to US by Biden and Harris after Russia prisoner swap

In emotional scenes on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, security executive Paul Whelan and radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva were met by Biden and Harris and reunited with their loved ones

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Russian Prisoner Swap Planes Land In Germany And Poland

Planes land in Germany and Poland for high-profile Russian prisoner swap involving former FSB colonel and release of German citizens.

The Independent UK

Inside the secret talks behind the biggest US-Russia prisoner swap since end of Cold War

The behind-the-scenes operation was documented meticulously by the Wall Street Journal, which has been unable to reveal its secrets until now

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