Moscow says prisoner swap, which saw release of journalist Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans, negotiated by FSB and CIAThe Kremlin said today that Vadim Krasikov, a hitman returned by Germany as part of yesterday’s major prisoner swap, was an employee of Russia’s FSB security service and had served in Alpha Group, the FSB’s special forces unit, Reuters reported.Joe Biden and Kamala Harris met Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two other freed American prisoners just hours after Washington and Moscow completed their largest prisoner exchange since the cold war. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-02 11:20:23
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Russia-US prisoner swap: Kremlin says Putin met prisoners as a sign of respect – live
