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Belarus President Lukashenko Denies Biden Involvement in Russia-West Prisoner Swap
Belarus President Lukashenko Denies Biden Involvement in Russia-West Prisoner Swap
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MINSK (Sputnik) - On Thursday, the Russian Federal Security Service said eight Russians detained and held in custody in a number of NATO countries had returned... 02.08.2024, Sputnik Africa
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that US President Joe Biden had "nothing to do" with organizing the prisoner exchange between Russia and Western countries, but now he is trying to "earn credibility on it."He also said that the exchange was organized exclusively by the special services without any diplomats involved, with the Belarusian side providing as much assistance as possible. The United States, Russia, Germany, and other Western countries have struck a deal for a 24-person prisoner swap, which is one of the largest prisoner exchange agreements since the end of the Cold War. On Thursday, a Sputnik correspondent reported that a plane carrying former US Marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, late Thursday night.
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Belarus President Lukashenko Denies Biden Involvement in Russia-West Prisoner Swap
18:28 02.08.2024 (Updated: 18:41 02.08.2024) MINSK (Sputnik) - On Thursday, the Russian Federal Security Service said eight Russians detained and held in custody in a number of NATO countries had returned to Russia.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Friday that US President Joe Biden had "nothing to do" with organizing the prisoner exchange between Russia and Western countries, but now he is trying to "earn credibility on it."
"The US president had nothing to do with organizing the prisoner exchange between Russia and Western countries, although now he is trying to 'earn credibility on it,'" Lukashenko was quoted as saying by the Belarus Today newspaper.
He also said that the exchange was organized exclusively by the special services without any diplomats involved, with the Belarusian side providing as much assistance as possible.
The United States, Russia, Germany, and other
Western countries have struck a deal for a 24-person prisoner swap, which is one of the largest prisoner exchange agreements since the end of the Cold War.
On Thursday, a Sputnik correspondent reported that a plane carrying former US Marine Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, late Thursday night.
