Top-secret talks including Biden and Putin result in freedom for 26 people.
It’s the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War – despite the worst hostility in modern times because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
How was the deal done?
Why did it happen now? And could better relations follow?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
Guests:
Dmitry Babich – Political analyst at Sputnik International news agency
Glenn Carle – Former CIA officer and former deputy national intelligence officer for transnational threats at the National Intelligence Council
Steven Erlanger – Chief diplomatic correspondent for Europe at the New York Times
