Moscow Swaps American Journalists, Top Dissidents For Convicted Criminals
- By RFE/RL
U.S. citizens Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and Alsu Kurmasheva arrived in the United States on August 1 as part of a historic prisoner swap. Moscow also released top Russian dissidents in exchange for convicted criminals, including former Russian FSB officer Vadim Krasikov, who was serving a life sentence in Germany for murder.