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Kremlin celebrates spy swap, dismisses peace talk implications

washingtonpost.com — August 2, 2024, 03:00 PM UTC

Summary: The Kremlin celebrated the return of elite spies and a convicted operative following a historic prisoner exchange involving American journalist Evan Gershkovich. The swap, described as the most complex since the Cold War, highlighted the stark divide between Russia and the West amid the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed any implications of improved relations or potential peace talks.

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    Trump criticizes Biden's prisoner swap for Gershkovich (comingsoon.net)
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    US and Russia conduct major prisoner swap involving cybercriminals (techradar.com)
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    Activist urges UK to ban travel to Russia over kidnappings (news.yahoo.com)
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    France demands release of arbitrarily detained citizens in Russia (firstpost.com)
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    Evan Gershkovich released after historic prisoner swap (hindustantimes.com)
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    Prisoner swap emphasizes diplomacy over legal processes (pennlive.com)
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    Russia and West conduct historic 24-prisoner swap (zerohedge.com)
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    Kremlin: Russia-West prisoner swap unrelated to Ukraine conflict (rt.com)
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    Kremlin confirms intelligence operatives freed in prisoner swap (independent.co.uk)
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    Russia confirms release of undercover agents in prisoner swap (indiatoday.in)
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    Opposition leader: Dismantling Putinism needed to end Ukraine war (express.co.uk)
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    Russia releases U.S. reporter in major prisoner swap (japantimes.co.jp)
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    Gershkovich and Whelan return home after US-Russia swap (CNN)
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    Vadim Krasikov, FSB assassin, pivotal in US-Russia prisoner swap (indiatoday.in)
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    Russia confirms freed prisoner is FSB spy (firstpost.com)
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    Children of spy couple unaware of Russian identity (RTÉ News)
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    Gershkovich, Whelan released in major U.S.-Russia prisoner swap (globalnews.ca)
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    Russia confirms hitman in prisoner swap worked for FSB (The Guardian)
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    Evan Gershkovich repatriated after secret US-Russia negotiations (news.yahoo.com)
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    Russia warns released US prisoners to adopt new identities (hindustantimes.com)
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    Trump criticized Biden's successful Russian prisoner exchange efforts (rawstory.com)
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    Freed prisoners return to US after historic Russia swap (thenews.com.pk)
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