Episode Details

24 prisoners have been released in the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. Among those freed are two wrongfully detained American citizens, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and former US marine Paul Whelan, in exchange for Russian criminals. Bianna Golodryga talks with exiled Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar about the ethical dilemmas and the details of this groundbreaking deal.  

Also on today's show: former IDF paratrooper Yuval Green; Democratic strategist Waleed Shahid 

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