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Germany releases Russian hitman, enabling largest post-Cold War prisoner exchange
On 1 August, the United States, Russia, and the European allies exchanged 24 prisoners, marking the largest such swap since the Cold War. In the high-profile exchange, the West secured the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US …