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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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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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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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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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Americans Freed By Venezuela In US Prisoner Swap Land In Texas
Some of the Americans who were freed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in a U.S. prisoner swap have landed at a U.S. military base in San Antonio, Texas, a Reuters witness said.
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Qatar Negotiating Hostage-Prisoner Swap Between Israel, Hamas: Report
Qatar have held urgent calls with Hamas officials to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli hostages seized by the terrorist group and held in Gaza in exchange for release of 36 Palestinian women, children from Israel's prisons, a source told Reuters.
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Explained: Why $6 Billion US-Iran Deal Is In Spotlight After Hamas Attack
The Palestinian group Hamas's surprise assault on Israel Saturday and Israel's retaliation have killed more than 1,100 people and focused attention on the Iran-backed Islamist group.
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"Welcome Home": 5 Americans Freed By Iran Arrive In US
Five Americans freed by Iran in a high-stakes prisoner swap landed back in the United States on Tuesday to a joyous reunion with family members.
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Joe Biden Vows To 'Impose Costs On Iran' After Prisoner Swap
President Joe Biden said the United States would keep piling "costs" on Iran despite a prisoner swap deal that freed five Americans on Monday.
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5 US Detainees Freed By Iran Land In Qatar Under Prisoner Swap Deal
Five US citizens freed by Iran landed in Qatar on Monday in a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds, an AFP reporter said.
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$6 Billion Sent To Mediator Qatar For US-Iran Prisoner Swap: Report
Frozen funds totalling $6 billion have been transferred to Qatari banks under a US-Iran prisoner swap deal, with a plane on standby in Tehran to fly out five American detainees, a source told AFP on Monday.
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Biden Grants Clemency To 5 Jailed Iranians As US Confirms Prisoner Swap
A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane that departed Iran. They include three previously identified Americans -- Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi -- and two who wish to remain anonymous.
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Iran Hopes Prisoner Swap With US Will Happen Today After Assets Unfrozen
Iran hopes that a prisoner swap with the United States will go ahead Monday, once Tehran gains access to $6 billion frozen by US ally South Korea, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
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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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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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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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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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Americans Freed By Venezuela In US Prisoner Swap Land In Texas
Some of the Americans who were freed by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in a U.S. prisoner swap have landed at a U.S. military base in San Antonio, Texas, a Reuters witness said.
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Qatar Negotiating Hostage-Prisoner Swap Between Israel, Hamas: Report
Qatar have held urgent calls with Hamas officials to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli hostages seized by the terrorist group and held in Gaza in exchange for release of 36 Palestinian women, children from Israel's prisons, a source told Reuters.
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Explained: Why $6 Billion US-Iran Deal Is In Spotlight After Hamas Attack
The Palestinian group Hamas's surprise assault on Israel Saturday and Israel's retaliation have killed more than 1,100 people and focused attention on the Iran-backed Islamist group.
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"Welcome Home": 5 Americans Freed By Iran Arrive In US
Five Americans freed by Iran in a high-stakes prisoner swap landed back in the United States on Tuesday to a joyous reunion with family members.
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Joe Biden Vows To 'Impose Costs On Iran' After Prisoner Swap
President Joe Biden said the United States would keep piling "costs" on Iran despite a prisoner swap deal that freed five Americans on Monday.
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5 US Detainees Freed By Iran Land In Qatar Under Prisoner Swap Deal
Five US citizens freed by Iran landed in Qatar on Monday in a prisoner exchange facilitated by the release of $6 billion in frozen oil proceeds, an AFP reporter said.
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$6 Billion Sent To Mediator Qatar For US-Iran Prisoner Swap: Report
Frozen funds totalling $6 billion have been transferred to Qatari banks under a US-Iran prisoner swap deal, with a plane on standby in Tehran to fly out five American detainees, a source told AFP on Monday.
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Biden Grants Clemency To 5 Jailed Iranians As US Confirms Prisoner Swap
A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane that departed Iran. They include three previously identified Americans -- Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz, and Emad Sharqi -- and two who wish to remain anonymous.
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Iran Hopes Prisoner Swap With US Will Happen Today After Assets Unfrozen
Iran hopes that a prisoner swap with the United States will go ahead Monday, once Tehran gains access to $6 billion frozen by US ally South Korea, the Iranian foreign ministry said.
