US, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway swap prisoners with Russia

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The biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War era took place earlier today, with 24 people released in total, the US has confirmed.

16 people were released from Russia—including five Germans and seven Russian citizens who were political prisoners in their own country. Among them is Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. 

In return, eight Russians have been released from prisons in the US, Norway, Germany, Poland and Slovenia, including individuals accused of intelligence activities.

US Marine veteran Paul Whelan, Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and Russian-British activist Vladimir Kara-Murza are also on their way back to the US.

German citizen Rico Krieger, who was sentenced to death in Belarus then pardoned by the country's leader Alexander Lukashenko, and Russian political prisoner Ilya Yashin have also been released.

The deal has been more than 18 months in the making and appears to have hinged on Moscow's demand for the return of Vadim Krasikov (Russian agent, who was serving a life sentence in Germany).

As part of the prisoner swap, eight Russians will be returning home. Three will be released from U.S. prisons: Vladislav Klyushin, Vadim Konoshchenok and Roman Seleznev.
German authorities have agreed to release Vadim Krasikov, a suspected Russian state assassin who was serving a life sentence for the 2019 killing in Berlin of a Georgia citizen of Chechen origin.
Norway is releasing Mikhail Valeryevich Mikushin(Russian military intelligence officer who posed as a Brazilian citizen); Poland will free Pavel Alekseyevich Rubtsov(Russian military intelligence agent who posed as Spanish journalist); and Slovenian authorities will let go Anna Valerevna Dultseva and Artem Viktorovich Dultsev (Russian spies who posed as Argentine citizens). 
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The prisoners being released from Russia are the lucky ones. They would have been treated the worst and now get to return home

 

But the Russian prisoners would have gotten fed properly and now when they return home who knows what they will get for having "failed" in their spy missions and getting caught.

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4 minutes ago, Economy said:

The prisoners being released from Russia are the lucky ones. They would have been treated the worst and now get to return home

 

But the Russian prisoners would have gotten fed properly and now when they return home who knows what they will get for having "failed" in their spy missions and getting caught.

I guess the person who killed a man in the center of Berlin will be considered a hero and will receive a lifetime pension from Russia, similar to what they do for others there.