US president says deal is a ‘feat of diplomacy and friendship’, adding ‘our alliances make our people safer’ in White House speechRussia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold warAs part of the deal, according to the Turkish presidency, Belarus has released German citizen Rico Krieger.Krieger was sentenced to death but granted a pardon this week by the country’s autocratic leader, Alexander Lukashenko. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/aug/01/russia-prison-swap-us-journalist-evan-gershkovich-wsj-vadim-krasikov-live
Author : Léonie Chao-Fong (now) and Lili Bayer (earlier)
Publish date : 2024-08-01 18:19:36
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