One of the largest prisoner swap deals between the US and West and Russia since the Cold War days was conducted in Turkey on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said. At least 26 prisoners were released in a swap deal between Russia and several western countries.
A Turkish statement said prisoners from the United States, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, Belarus and Russia were involved in the swap carried out by Turkeys MIT intelligence service.
A (prisoner) exchange operation took place today under the coordination of our organisation, MIT said in a statement. Our organization has undertaken a major mediation role in this exchange operation, which is the most comprehensive of the recent pe
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