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The swap took place at Ankara airport and involved the freeing of several foreign citizens held in Russia and numerous Russian political prisoners. In exchange, eight Russians held in the west were returned to Moscow
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Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war ►
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