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Russia and the West have carried out the largest prisoner exchange since the Cold War. Putin personally welcomed

2024-08-02

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Source: Huanqiu.com

[Global Times Report] According to TASS, regarding the large-scale prisoner exchange between Russia and the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Russians who had been detained in Western countries at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport 2 on August 1 local time.


According to TASS, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Russians who had been detained in Western countries at Moscow's Vnukovo-2 Airport on August 1 local time.

According to reports, the released Russians were also welcomed with a red carpet, and about 40 members of the Presidential Guard Honor Guard attended the welcoming ceremony. When these Russians began to get off the plane, Putin shook hands or hugged them one by one to express his welcome. Afterwards, Putin addressed these Russians at the airport and welcomed them back to their homeland.

He was accompanied by Russian Defense Minister Belousov and Federal Security Service Director Bortnikov.

According to a Reuters report on August 1, Russia and Belarus on one side and the United States, Germany, Poland, Norway and Slovenia on the other side conducted a large-scale prisoner exchange. The American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said that this was the largest prisoner exchange since the Cold War, and President Biden was directly involved. US President's National Security Advisor Sullivan said that this multi-party agreement was the result of months of tough negotiations.