Thursday’s prisoner swap, which saw American #journalists & a #security consultant, & a group of some of #Russia’s most prominent #dissidents & #PoliticalPrisoners, exchanged for a Russian group including a state #assassin, #spies & #hackers, was the biggest & most complex switch since the Cold War.
It took place at a time of #war, w/ #GlobalRelations between the #UnitedStates & Russia as bad as they have ever been.
#MafiaState #Hostages #ForeignPolicy #diplomacy #alliances #geopolitics #law