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Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by WriterNig(op): 5:03pm On Aug 01, 2024

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A major prisoner exchange between 🇷🇺 Russia and the west is under way involving the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been freed from a Russian prison, Bloomberg has reported, citing people familiar with the situation.

After a historically complex, months long negotiation involving more than 6 countries and 24 prisoners, the US on Thursday announced it had secured the release of 3 American citizens from Russia, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, all of whom are expected to arrive on American soil by nightfall.

The 3 will return to the United States as part of a 24-person prisoner swap — one of the largest since the end of the Cold War — among Russia, the U.S, Germany and 3 other Western countries.

Sources with knowledge of the planned exchange confirmed to the Guardian that a major swap would take place on Thursday in a location outside Russia.

They declined to make further details public until after the swap had taken place owing to sensitivity of the matter.

Gershkovich and the former US marine Paul Whelan, both accused by Russian authorities of espionage, had already been freed and were en route to a destination outside Russia, Bloomberg reported.

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The Guardian understands the exchange will also involve Russian political prisoners being freed as well as numerous Russians jailed in the west for espionage, murder and other crimes being returned to Russia.

Neither Russia nor the US publicised any details on the exchange location, but Turkish intelligence said in a statement it would be coordinating an extensive prisoner swap on Thursday. Sources confirmed to the Guardian that the exchange was expected to happen in Turkey.

Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 while reporting in the city of Ekaterinburg and was last month sentenced to 16 years in prison for espionage. He pleaded not guilty and the Wall Street Journal and the US government have dismissed the charges as nonsense.

A possible exchange has been mooted for months, with long discussions behind closed doors involving numerous governments, and few details seeping into the public domain.

Many observers have linked the initial Gershkovich arrest to a Russian policy that amounts to hostage-taking, with a view to increasing pressure on western countries to release Russian spies, hackers and assassins.

On Wednesday, two Russian deep-cover “illegal” spies arrested in Slovenia were tried in Ljubljana, sentenced to time served and ordered to be expelled from the country. A source with knowledge of the case told the Guardian the pair would be included in the exchange.

The Guardian

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by WriterNig(op): 5:04pm On Aug 01, 2024*

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by WriterNig(op): 5:04pm On Aug 01, 2024*

👍🏻 Like for Russia-Putin, share for USA/Nazi/NATO 卍

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by TemplarLandry: 5:05pm On Aug 01, 2024

Yea diplomatically speaking, that's reasonable.

Humans are sometimes used as bargaining chips.

This topic makes me miss uni.

I dedicate 'Fair Trade" by Drake to them.

Great jam!

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by chiiraq802(m): 5:08pm On Aug 01, 2024

Let's swap Thief.nubu with the president of China.
If him do anyhow for China dem go kpai am. If Polithiefcians do any how for 9ja, our president Xi Jinping will kpai dem. lols

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by Candidlady: 5:09pm On Aug 01, 2024

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by Spandau: 5:13pm On Aug 01, 2024

Candidlady:

So what's the problem with that? You got a problem with that?

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by WriterNig(op): 5:13pm On Aug 01, 2024*

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by franchasng: 5:16pm On Aug 01, 2024

This yeye boy, your country is burning yet you are stuck on asslicking Putin, is this thing ordinary? cheesy

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by WriterNig(op): 5:21pm On Aug 01, 2024

franchasng:
This yeye boy, your country is burning yet you are stuck on asslicking Putin, is this thing ordinary?

Why should i be bothered?

At the end of the day you Nigerians will still vote for someone 20 times worse than Tinubu.

Like say dem use suffer swear for una.

I don leave naija matter for una. Make I focus on countries that know where they're headed.

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by breakerbrin: 5:21pm On Aug 01, 2024

It has been the norms for ages

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by franchasng: 5:26pm On Aug 01, 2024

WriterNig:
Why should i be bothered?

At the end of the day you Nigerians will still vote for someone 20 times worse than Tinubu.

Like say dem use suffer swear for una.

I don leave naija matter for una. Make I focus on countries that know where they're headed.

No wahala, we donate you to Donestk warfront, adieu grin

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by PJtech: 5:27pm On Aug 01, 2024

Swap Prisoners kee... when no be commodity grin

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by bassdow: 9:49pm On Aug 01, 2024

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by PlanetZero: 9:49pm On Aug 01, 2024

Op has a Russian virus

I hope all his family has relocated to Russia

Hypocrite grin

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by bassdow: 9:49pm On Aug 01, 2024

PlanetZero:
Op

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by Melagros(m): 9:50pm On Aug 01, 2024

COMRADES, Russia is on the winning side

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by DevilsEqual(m): 9:51pm On Aug 01, 2024

TemplarLandry:
Yea diplomatically speaking, that's reasonable.

Humans are sometimes used as bargaining chips.

This topic makes me miss uni.

I dedicate 'Fair Trade" by Drake to them.

Great jam!

We've missed your dedications

Do that more often,bro

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by frog12: 9:51pm On Aug 01, 2024

i hear biden was crying. when you suffer russians for years, and cry because you own people are in russia prison for only months, is it fair ?

two can play the game grin

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Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by Solseal007: 9:51pm On Aug 01, 2024

Am happy for Paul, he was arrested in retaliation for the arrest of that merchant of death Russian... Can't remember his fugging name

Re: Russia Swap Prisoners With US, Germany, Poland & Slovenia (Photos) by freakyavia: 9:52pm On Aug 01, 2024

WriterNig:
Why should i be bothered?

At the end of the day you Nigerians will still vote for someone 20 times worse than Tinubu.

Like say dem use suffer swear for una.

I don leave naija matter for una. Make I focus on countries that know where they're headed.

nice one the truth is hard to hear thumbs up maybe the next one would be in a wheel chair

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