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Basketball star Brittney Griner returns to US after prisoner exchange with
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Brittney Griner was arrested at a Moscow airport nine months ago. She was accused of possession of vape cartridges with a small quantity of cannabis oil and sentenced in August to nine years in prison. Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" was detained Thailand
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"Other swaps with US possible", says Putin after Basketball star exchanged
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Responding to a question about the possibility of the next prisoner exchange with the US, Putin said, "Yes, everything is possible. This is the result of negotiations in search of a compromise. In this case, compromises were found and we are not against continuing this work in the future."
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Lavrov urges Blinken to 'silent diplomacy' when discussing exchange of pri
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, called for return to "silent diplomacy" on the issue of prisoner exchange, without speculation and stuffing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said fo
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Ukraine, Russia carry out largest prisoner exchange since conflict start
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], June 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukraine and Russia carried out their largest prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict on February 24, the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Wednesday in a statement on Telegram.
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Hamas ready to negotiate with Israel on prisoner exchange
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine] June 1 (ANI): Hamas is ready for "urgent negotiations" with Israel on prisoner exchange, Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip and political bureau chief, said on Monday.
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UN chief welcomes further release of detainees in Yemen
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US] Oct. 17 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the further release of detainees in Yemen, noting that prisoner exchange is proof that breakthroughs can be achieved through dialogue and compromise.
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Taliban say released 14 hostages in several Afghan provinces
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], June 22 (Sputnik/ANI): The Taliban have released 14 Afghan soldiers and policemen in several provinces across the country, Taliban spokesman Suheil Shaheen said on Monday.
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Taliban halts talks with Afghan govt on prisoner exchange
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 7 (ANI): The Taliban on Tuesday broke off talks with the Afghan government on prisoner exchange, the main step in peace talks being brokered by the United States after it agreed on a troop withdrawal pact with the group.
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Ukraine, pro-Russian separatists begin prisoner swap
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], Dec 29 (ANI): Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists on Sunday began an all-for-all prisoner swap in a move aimed at de-escalating 5-year long war in the country.
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Prisoner exchange between Taliban, Afghan Government yet to take place
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 14 (ANI): The prisoner exchange between the Taliban group and the Afghan government has not happened yet, a source close to the group told Sputnik.
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Afghanistan to release 1 Haqqani network, 2 Taliban terrorists in prisoner
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], Nov 12 (ANI): The Afghan government will release two Taliban terrorists and a top member of the Haqqani network group in a swap to free an American and an Australian professor held by the Taliban, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday.
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US needs to prove it's serious on prisoner swap: Iran FM Zarif
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], Apr 28 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday said that the United States needs to prove its seriousness on prisoner exchange before the two countries can begin negotiations.
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