Free: a minibus carrying Israeli hostages arrives at a hospital in Ramat Gan in Israel, November 26.
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Most of the hostages and prisoners being exchanged have been women or children.
President Joe Biden claps for Evan Gershkovich at the White House correspondents’ dinner.
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American journalist Evan Gershkovich is being detained in Russia. But recent US-Russia prisoner swaps indicate his release is possible.
Common ground: back-channel negotiations have succeeded in brokering deals including over grain exports.
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For now there is little hope of a peace deal, but back-channel agreements show that Ukraine and Russia are at least talking.
Brittney Griner on the plane after being released.
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When it comes to prisoner swaps it matters if an individual is guilty of committing the crime or whether there has been a miscarriage of justice. And this is where the Griner case gets tricky.