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02-08-2024, 12:03 PM
The German government played a key role in Thursday's prisoner swap between Russia and the West, in which Moscow released 16 prisoners in exchange for eight Russians held in the West.
Russia had approached the United States as early as 2022 with an offer to release US prisoners in exchange for Krasikov, who was serving a life sentence in Germany. However, because Krasikov was not an American prisoner, US officials did not think the offer was serious.
In January, Biden personally approached Scholz about the possibility of a prisoner swap, to which Scholz responded: "For you, I will do this," Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Thursday.
https://www.dw.com/en/why-germany-was-ke...a-69835093
Russia had approached the United States as early as 2022 with an offer to release US prisoners in exchange for Krasikov, who was serving a life sentence in Germany. However, because Krasikov was not an American prisoner, US officials did not think the offer was serious.
In January, Biden personally approached Scholz about the possibility of a prisoner swap, to which Scholz responded: "For you, I will do this," Biden national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Thursday.
https://www.dw.com/en/why-germany-was-ke...a-69835093
