US and Russia Discuss Detainee Exchanges
Russia confirmed talks with the US on prisoner exchanges in exchange for sanctions relief. Moscow and Washington continue negotiations on prisoner releases through intelligence channels.
Consensus
- Russia and the United States are discussing the release of detainees through intelligence channels.
- Contacts between the relevant agencies of both countries are ongoing.
- The talks were confirmed by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.
- The name of Steven Hubbard is widely mentioned as a possible candidate for release.
- The U.S. president, Donald Trump, publicly acknowledged the talks.
- The Kremlin denies that the issue of political prisoners is being discussed with the U.S.
- The Russian government maintains that there are no political prisoners in Russia.
Points of divergence
- Trump announced the imminent release of the detained American, and the U.S. had been seeking his release for years. — tg_istories_media
- Dmitry Muratov proposed a swap of Russian political prisoners for partial sanctions relief, and John Coyle presented the idea to Trump, who reportedly supported it. — tg_istories_media
- The Atlantic reported that Trump supported the idea of easing sanctions in exchange for the release of Russian political prisoners. — vedomosti
- John Coyle said he proposed to Trump to ease sanctions against Russia in exchange for freeing political prisoners, and Trump agreed. — tg_echoonline_news
- Trump approved the plan to ease sanctions against Russia in exchange for the release of political prisoners. — tg_astrapress
- The Kremlin stated that the topic of political prisoners was not discussed with the U.S., and that Russia has no political prisoners. — tg_tvrain
Coverage (13 sources)
- Peskov: Russian and US intelligence agencies are constantly in contact regarding prisoner exchanges — Вести
- Russia confirmed talks with US on prisoner release in exchange for sanction easing — SOTAvision
- ABC: USA may conclude a deal with Russia on release of American prisoners — Ведомости
- Russia and US conduct dialogue on prisoner release via intelligence channels, says Russian Foreign Ministry deputy head Ryabkov. — ТАСС (Telegram)
- USA may soon conclude agreement with Russia on release of American prisoners — Интерфакс
- Russia and US discuss release of prisoners, confirmed in Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Talks proceed via intelligence channels, names of... — Важные истории
- Russia and USA discuss release of prisoners through intelligence channels — Ведомости
- Russian Foreign Ministry: US and Russia 'are conducting dialogue' on release of prisoners — ЭХО / Новости
- Ryabkov: Russian and US intelligence services discuss release of detainees — Коммерсантъ
- Russia and US discuss release of prisoners through intelligence channels, — deputy foreign minister of Russia — ASTRA
- Russia and US hold dialogue on prisoner release — Russian Foreign Ministry — Дождь (Telegram)
- Ryabkov reminded that detainees in Russia and USA are discussed via intelligence channels — Интерфакс
- Russia and US hold dialogue on prisoner release via intelligence channels, says Russian Foreign Ministry deputy head Ryabkov. — ТАСС (Telegram)
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