Major prisoner swap involving US and Russia ‘is under way’
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Americans considered by the US to be wrongfully detained in Russia include reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive.
A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia was under way on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said.