The United States and Russia have completed a major prisoner swap, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal.
The West obtained the release of 16 people from Russia, including five Germans and seven Russian political prisoners, in exchange for the freedom of several of Russia's nationals convicted of serious crimes in the West.
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