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All About American Spy John Leung, Freed By China In Historic Prisoner Swap
John Leung, an FBI informant who was gathering intelligence on China, was among the three people freed in a rare prisoner swap between the two countries. The other two were Mark Swidan and Kai Li.
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Hamas Says No Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap With Israel Unless Gaza War Ends
Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in an interview with Al-Aqsa TV released on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended.
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'Like WWII Concentration Camp': Ex-US Marine's Experience In Russian Prison
Paul Whelan was taken and locked inside a cramped, nine-foot-square cell in Moscows Lefortovo Prison, known for holding political prisoners.
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Russia, Ukraine Swap 190 Prisoners of War
Russia said that it had swapped 95 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.
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13 Years Ago, Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar Was Released By Israel In Swap Deal
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, was released by Israel in 2011 as part of a major prisoner swap deal that involved the release of 1,027 Palestinian and Israeli Arab prisoners in exchange for a single Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit.
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Ex-US Marine Sentenced To 14 Years By Russia For Fighting For Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday convicted in absentia a former US Marine who fought for Ukraine after spending over two years in a Russian prison before being released in a swap.
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Russia, Ukraine Exchange 206 Prisoners In Second Swap In 2 Days
Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of 206 prisoners on Saturday, 103 apiece, in their second such swap in two days, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, officials said.
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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 Prisoners Of War In UAE-Brokered Deal
Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination between the two warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine.
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Russia, Ukraine Swap 115 Prisoners Of War Each In UAE-Brokered Deal
Russia and Ukraine announced Saturday they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region.
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Russian Spy Couple Returns From Slovenia, Children Don't Recognise Putin
Their parents were posing as an Argentine couple in Slovenia and were later convicted of spying. The two children accompanied them to Moscow on Thursday from Turkey
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How Putin Might Gain Or Lose From Prisoner Swap With West
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.
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Opinion | US-Russia Prisoner Swap: Trump's Promise, Delivered By Biden
The biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War with Russia would also help Biden leave office asserting his diplomatic prowess, that he is a man who had the skill to be able to bring together American allies and partners in tough times.
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Biden "Overwhelmed" As Prisoners Freed By Russia Are Reunited With Family
Tears of joy flowed in the Oval Office the moment families of prisoners such as Evan Gershkovich, freed by Russia in the biggest such swap since the Cold War, first spoke by phone to their loved ones, a White House video showed on Thursday.
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US Regrets Failure To Get Alexei Navalny Into Russia Swap Before His Death
Amid celebrations at getting a slew of US citizens and Kremlin opponents out of Russian prisons, the White House had one public regret Thursday: failure to get out an even bigger name -- Alexei Navalny.
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Who Is Vadim Krasikov, The Assassin Freed In Russian Prisoner Swap
Vadim Krasikov, a Russian freed from jail in Germany on Friday in a prisoner swap between Moscow and the West, was convicted of the murder in 2019 of a former Chechen militant as he walked in broad daylight in a park in central Berlin.
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All About American Spy John Leung, Freed By China In Historic Prisoner Swap
John Leung, an FBI informant who was gathering intelligence on China, was among the three people freed in a rare prisoner swap between the two countries. The other two were Mark Swidan and Kai Li.
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Hamas Says No Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap With Israel Unless Gaza War Ends
Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in an interview with Al-Aqsa TV released on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended.
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'Like WWII Concentration Camp': Ex-US Marine's Experience In Russian Prison
Paul Whelan was taken and locked inside a cramped, nine-foot-square cell in Moscows Lefortovo Prison, known for holding political prisoners.
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Russia, Ukraine Swap 190 Prisoners of War
Russia said that it had swapped 95 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.
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13 Years Ago, Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar Was Released By Israel In Swap Deal
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, was released by Israel in 2011 as part of a major prisoner swap deal that involved the release of 1,027 Palestinian and Israeli Arab prisoners in exchange for a single Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit.
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Ex-US Marine Sentenced To 14 Years By Russia For Fighting For Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday convicted in absentia a former US Marine who fought for Ukraine after spending over two years in a Russian prison before being released in a swap.
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Russia, Ukraine Exchange 206 Prisoners In Second Swap In 2 Days
Russia and Ukraine conducted a major exchange of 206 prisoners on Saturday, 103 apiece, in their second such swap in two days, following negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, officials said.
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Russia, Ukraine Swap 206 Prisoners Of War In UAE-Brokered Deal
Moscow and Kyiv swapped 103 prisoners of war each on Saturday in a deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates, a rare moment of coordination between the two warring sides as Russia pushes ahead in east Ukraine.
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Russia, Ukraine Swap 115 Prisoners Of War Each In UAE-Brokered Deal
Russia and Ukraine announced Saturday they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region.
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Russian Spy Couple Returns From Slovenia, Children Don't Recognise Putin
Their parents were posing as an Argentine couple in Slovenia and were later convicted of spying. The two children accompanied them to Moscow on Thursday from Turkey
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How Putin Might Gain Or Lose From Prisoner Swap With West
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.
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Opinion | US-Russia Prisoner Swap: Trump's Promise, Delivered By Biden
The biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War with Russia would also help Biden leave office asserting his diplomatic prowess, that he is a man who had the skill to be able to bring together American allies and partners in tough times.
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Biden "Overwhelmed" As Prisoners Freed By Russia Are Reunited With Family
Tears of joy flowed in the Oval Office the moment families of prisoners such as Evan Gershkovich, freed by Russia in the biggest such swap since the Cold War, first spoke by phone to their loved ones, a White House video showed on Thursday.
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US Regrets Failure To Get Alexei Navalny Into Russia Swap Before His Death
Amid celebrations at getting a slew of US citizens and Kremlin opponents out of Russian prisons, the White House had one public regret Thursday: failure to get out an even bigger name -- Alexei Navalny.
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Who Is Vadim Krasikov, The Assassin Freed In Russian Prisoner Swap
Vadim Krasikov, a Russian freed from jail in Germany on Friday in a prisoner swap between Moscow and the West, was convicted of the murder in 2019 of a former Chechen militant as he walked in broad daylight in a park in central Berlin.
