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The Observer view on the US-Russia prisoner swap: release brought joy but there is a downside too

Joe Biden has demonstrated international diplomacy of the highest calibre, but this was America publicly bowing to blackmail

The Guardian - UK

Putin Vows Support To North Korea After Devastating Floods

Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered condolences to North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un over devastating floods that caused untold casualties and damaged thousands of homes, the Kremlin said on Saturday.

International Business Times

North Korea floods: Putin pledges aid after Kim Jong-un rebuffs Seoul’s offer of assistance

North Korean state media has accused South Korean outlets of spreading rumours about flood damage and casualty numbers

The Guardian - AU

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‘Soul-crushing’: US families of those left out of Russia prisoner swap dispirited

As many as 20 Americans have been left behind after the multi-country swap with western allies

The Guardian - US

Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history

The allegations that Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting failed an eligibility test for women's competition have been made by only the International Boxing Association

The Independent UK

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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After 16 months behind bars, my friend Evan Gershkovich is free

We exchanged letters on a weekly basis and throughout his time in a Russian prison the journalist in him never faded

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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

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

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

Evening Standard

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

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

Russia Prisoner Swap: Turkey's Diplomatic Coup

The historic East-West prisoner swap Thursday brokered by Ankara has marked the triumphant return of Turkish diplomacy onto the world stage, despite quarrels with its NATO allies.

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Trump Criticizes U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap As 'Win For Putin'

Former President Trump criticizes the US-Russia prisoner swap, raising concerns about negotiation terms and potential risks in international diplomacy.

International Business Times

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.

The Guardian - UK

Kremlin admits Vadim Krasikov is a Russian state assassin

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

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Trump Criticizes Prisoner Swap As 'Win For Putin'

Former President Trump criticizes Russia-West prisoner swap as 'win for Putin', raising concerns over terms and precedent.

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The Guardian - US

I feel joy at my friend Evan Gershkovich’s release. But the anger lingers

I worked closely with Evan several years ago. His release is a huge geopolitical story, and for me, it’s also personal

France 24

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…

International Business Times

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.

The Independent UK

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

International Business Times

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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Paul Whelan Recounts Russian Detainment Experience

Paul Whelan, detained in Russia on espionage charges, shares his ordeal, criticizing Russian authorities and highlighting the importance of diplomatic effo...

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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.

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