All told, six countries released at least one prisoner and a seventh - Turkey - participated by hosting the location for the swap, in Ankara.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was convicted of fraud and contempt of court and sentenced to nine years in a maximum security prison…
The most prominent opponent of Russian President Vladimir Putin fell ill on a Russian domestic flight on Aug. 20.
German experts say Navalny, who fell ill Aug. 20 on a domestic flight in Russia, was poisoned with a substance belonging to the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok.
Russian doctors treating opposition leader Alexei Navalny say they don’t believe he was poisoned and refused to transfer him to a German hospital.
A group that monitors political repression in Russia says more than 1,000 people have been arrested in a day of nationwide protests against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as president.