How the Russia swap happened: secret talks, a hitman, and Biden's fateful call

[Article] Echange historique de prisonniers entre la Russie et les Occidentaux.


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How the Russia swap happened: secret talks, a hitman, and Biden's fateful call.Washington (AFP) - The historic prisoner swap with Russia that freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 other Westerners was the fruit of painstaking, secret talks -- and one crucial phone call from President Joe Biden...
This article was published Friday, 2 August, 2024 by AFP
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US President Joe Biden, standing alongside family members of the freed prisoners, speaks about the prisoner exchange with Russia, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2024. Biden hailed the prisoner swap with Russia that saw the return of US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan on Thursday as a "feat of diplomacy" that has ended their "agony." © AFP Brendan SMIALOWSKI


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