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Sep 18

5 prisoners have flown out of Tehran, U.S. officials say

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The exchange took place after nearly $6 billion in once-frozen Iranian assets reached Qatar, a key element of the planned swap.

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Sep 18

Five Americans detained in Iran released as part of deal for $6 billion in frozen assets

By Jon Gambrell, Lujain Jo, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Americans held for years in Iranian custody walked arm-in-arm off a plane into freedom.

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Sep 11

U.S. makes deal with Iran to swap prisoners and release $6 billion in frozen money

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The transfer of the $6 billion was the critical element in the prisoner release deal, which saw four of the five American detainees transferred from Iranian jails into house arrest last month.

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Apr 16

130 Ukrainian POWs freed in Easter prisoner exchange with Russia

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday, as Orthodox Ukrainians marked the holiday for a second time since Moscow unleashed its full-scale war more than…

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Apr 10

Ukraine, Russia send home around 200 total troops in prisoner swap

By Hanna Arhirova, Associated Press

More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap. Russia's Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody.

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Feb 04

116 Ukrainian, 63 Russian POWs released in prisoner swap

By Susie Blann, Associated Press

Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian prisoners of war have returned home following a prisoner swap, officials on both sides said Saturday.

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Dec 09

Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment

By Lekan Oyekanmi, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Griner's status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women's basketball and her imprisonment in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community heightened concerns for her.

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Dec 08

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With Griner’s release, questions remain over fate of Americans still held in Russia

The Biden administration on Thursday secured the release of Brittney Griner from Russia the controversy persists around the still-imprisoned American Paul Whelan, who remains inside Russia. John Kirby, the strategic communications coordinator for the National Security Council, joins Judy Woodruff…

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Dec 08

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‘I cried tears of joy’: Griner’s former coach discusses WNBA star’s newfound freedom

Dawn Staley is the head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks and a Hall of Fame player. She coached Brittney Griner and her teammates when they won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, and she has tweeted…

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Nov 29

Russian diplomat says U.S. prisoner swap is still on the table

By Associated Press

A senior Russian diplomat says Russia and the United States repeatedly came close to reaching agreement on a prisoner exchange and a deal remains possible before the year’s end.

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