Russland und der Westen tauschen Gefangene auf. Russland bekommt IT-Verbrecher, Spione und Geldwäscher zurück, sowie einen FSB-Auftragsmörder.
Vladimir Putin signed executive orders pardoning Paul Nicholas Whelan, Kevin Lik, Evan Gershkovich, Demuri Voronin, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Alsu Kurmasheva, Lilia Chanysheva, Vadim Ostanin, Ksenia Fadeyeva, Alexandra Skochilenko, Ilya Yashin, Andrei Pivovarov, and Oleg Orlov.
The decision to sign the executive orders was made with the aim of returning Russian citizens detained and imprisoned in foreign countries.
