US reporter to be freed by Russia in major prisoner swap

заголовок: Buenos Aires Times

This February, after Vladimir Putin’s former rival died in prison, Rae actually felt attention increase.
Guardian
On Tuesday, at least seven other political prisoners in Russia disappeared from the colonies where they were being held, including opposition figures Ilya Yashin, Lilia Chanysheva and Ksenia Fadeeva, as well as activist Oleg Orlov and artist Sasha Skochilenko, a move that lawyers described as extremely unusual.
The Washington Post
Taoiseach Simon Harris has welcomed the release of Irish citizen Paul Whelan in Thursday’s major prisoner exchange between Russia and western governments, highlighting “years of tireless work” by Irish diplomats on the case.
Irish Times
Over the next six years, until his release on Thursday as part of a large prisoner exchange, Russian authorities refused to free Whelan even as they struck deals to exchange other Americans, including basketball player Brittney Griner in 2022.
The Gazette

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