The prisoners released on Thursday include a Wall Street Journal reporter, an editor working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and a former U.S. Marine who had served in Iraq.
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Navalny Was Part of Discussions on a Prisoner Exchange
Allies of Aleksei Navalny said he was about to be freed in a swap. A Western official said discussions for his release and that of two Americans had been underway, but no deal was imminent.
Inside the Prisoner Swap That Freed Brittney Griner
U.S. officials say Moscow had been pushing for the release of a Russian assassin being held in Germany before finally agreeing to release Ms. Griner for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer.