Who's in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
One prisoner has spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him
By DASHA LITVINOVA
Published - Aug 01, 2024, 02:53 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 01, 2024, 02:53 PM EDT
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — One spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him. Another was jailed for only a few months. They include journalists, veteran political activists and those simply opposed to the war in Ukraine. The youngest is 19, the oldest 71.
Among the Russians jailed in the West were alleged sleeper agents who lived double lives. Others were convicted of hacking computers. One was imprisoned for the brazen, daytime shooting death of a man in a Berlin park.
On Thursday, they walked free – part of the largest East-West civilian prisoner swap since the Cold War:
