- Turkey facilitated a major prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries, involving 26 individuals.
- The prisoners exchanged included American journalist Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelen, and Russian dissidents.
- Returned to Russia was Vadim Krasikov, convicted of killing a former Chechen rebel in Berlin on orders from Moscow Security Services.
- The swap is the largest between Moscow and the West since the end of the Cold War.
- US President Joe Biden acknowledged the role of Germany and other countries in making significant concessions for the deal.
- Biden emphasized the importance of international alliances and highlighted his personal relationship with Chancellor Olaf Scholz as pivotal in the negotiation.
- The German government described the decision to participate as difficult but made in favor of unlawfully imprisoned German citizens in Russia and in solidarity with the US.
- Among the released prisoners coming to Germany are not only German citizens but also other notable figures, including Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza.
- Approximately 25 Germans are still being held in Russian prisons, with the German government warning its citizens against traveling to Russia due to risks of arbitrary detention.
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