A trade, a prominent Russian in exile posted on his Facebook page, without bothering to explain the reference. Definitely a trade, posted a young Russian activist in exile, a day later. I am hopeful and I'm afraid to say the word, posted another.
On Thursday, Russia released the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, along with 15 other inmates. In exchange, Germany, the United States, Slovenia, Norway and Poland together released a total of eight prisoners, including the Russian assassin Vadim Krasikov.
It was the largest and most complicated prisoner swap in this country's history. It was also the largest such bargain the West has ever struck with Russia, a country whose legal system is designed to punish opponents of the regime and to generate hostages.
The two had first connected after Grozev reached out to Navalny on Twitter. Navalny had survived a poisoning attempt that very nearly took his life in August 2020. Throughout his recovery, Pevchikh and Grozev had been close advisors to Navalny.
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