US President Joe Biden welcomes prisoners’ release in huge swap with Russia | BBC News

US President Joe Biden has confirmed four prisoners are "finally coming home" from Russia as part of the biggest swap since the Cold War.

Biden said the 16 prisoners released from Russia include four Americans, five Germans and seven Russian citizens who were political prisoners.

He added that the released prisoners will soon be "wheels up" and returning to the US, describing the deal as a "feat of diplomacy and friendship".

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