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| West and Russia conduct largest prisoner swap since Cold War: As it happened | |
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| WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan were among those involved in the exchange | 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. | 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 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. |
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