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West and Russia conduct largest prisoner swap since Cold War | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan were among those involved in the exchange | |
Russia agreed to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a landmark prisoner exchange deal with the West that took place on Thursday. | |
The prisoner swap took place in multiple countries and is being regarded as one of the largest such exchanges since the end of the Cold War. | |
The last major prisoner swap took place in December 2022, with the US releasing Russian businessman Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner, a basketball player convicted on drug charges in Moscow. | The last major prisoner swap took place in December 2022, with the US releasing Russian businessman Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner, a basketball player convicted on drug charges in Moscow. |