The deal between Russia and the West included US reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-US marine Paul Whelan, as well as Russian colonel Vadim Krasikov.
Russia and the West have released a total of 24 prisoners in the biggest exchange since the end of the Cold War, officials said on Thursday. US reporter Evan Gershkovich and ex-US marine Paul Whelan are among the prisoners released by the deal, negotiated in secrecy for more than a year. The White House said the US had negotiated the complex trade with Russia and other countries. It said eight prisoners held in the United States and several European countries were being sent back to Russia.
Seleznev, the son of a Russian MP, was convicted in the US in 2017 of hacking into more than 500 businesses and stealing millions of credit card numbers. Businessman Klyushin was convicted in Boston in 2023 of charges including wire fraud and securities fraud in a nearly $100 million scheme that relied on secret earnings information stolen via hacking US computer networks.
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