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Russia-US prisoner swop may only embolden Moscow to take more hostages
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US journalist Evan Gershkovic, who was released from detention in Russia, is embraced by his mother Ella Milman, upon his arrival in the US on Aug 1.
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LONDON – The swop of 26 prisoners between the United States and Russia on Aug 1 was the “culmination of many rounds of complex, painstaking negotiations over many, many months”, according to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan.
There has never been such a sensational exchange of prisoners between the West and Moscow – even during the Cold War, when such deals used to be frequent.
