INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
This article was first published by Politika.Kozlov.Russia may be preparing to free between 20 and 30 political prisoners and journalists in
an imminent exchange with the United States and Germany, a source familiar with the planning said, in what, if confirmed, would be the
largest swap since the end of the Cold War.Previous reporting by independent Russian media suggested that up to 10 high-profile political
anonymity in order to share details about a sensitive diplomatic matter.Speculation has been growing in recent days that a major prisoner
prisoners whose whereabouts have become unknown are activists Vladimir Kara-Murza, Oleg Orlov and Lilia Chanysheva, as well as former Moscow
to the late Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's organizations, Russian citizens jailed for criticizing the war in Ukraine and U.S
journalist Evan Gershkovich is among those slated to be exchanged.The list may also include individuals whose trials are still ongoing, the
more specific details on its timing.Slovenian broadcaster N1 Slovenija, citing anonymous sources, reported earlier Wednesday that a major
after a court in Ljubljana sentenced a Russian couple to prison on espionage charges, but then unexpectedly ordered their deportation from
the country.Also on Wednesday, information about four Russians imprisoned in the United States on charges including cyber crime, money
laundering and electronics smuggling disappeared from the Federal Bureau of Inmates database.The White House, when asked Wednesday about a
reporters.Russia last exchanged prisoners with the U.S
in December 2022 when it freed American basketball star Brittney Griner for the notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, who had been held in a
Marine Paul Whelan, who was jailed in 2018 on espionage charges, could not be included in the deal.If confirmed, the upcoming exchange would
be the largest since 2010, when Washington and Moscow swapped 10 Russian secret agents who had been living undercover in the U.S
for four Russian nationals.
