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In August 2024, the world witnessed an unprecedented prisoner swap between the West and the Kremlin: Russia agreed to release 16 individuals, including political prisoners Vladimir Kara-Murza and Ilya Yashin and U.S. citizens Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan in exchange for eight Russians — GRU illegals, hackers, and killers.

One of Vladimir Putin’s top enemies – who is a Russian-British citizen – will be released from a penal colony as part of a high-profile exchange of prisoners between Russia and the West, it is understood.

Michael Travis Leake has been detained by Russian authorities on suspicion of selling mephedrone and faces charges which carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison - there is suspicion Russia is arresting Americans under any pretext amid the Ukraine war