Who Has Russia Released In Biggest Prisoner Swap Since Cold War?
- By Kaisa Alliksaar,
- Reuters,
- AP and
- AFP
Russia, the United States, and several other countries have undertaken the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War, with 16 people -- including RFE/RL journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan -- being released from Russian and Belarusian prisons, while eight Russians will return home. Kaisa Alliksaar reports.