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Inside the ‘painstaking’ negotiations that led to the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War

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In late June, CIA officials held a secret meeting with Russian intelligence officers in an undisclosed Middle Eastern capital city to present a proposal for a possible prisoner swap. It was the latest in a series of offers US officials had made to Russia in a years-long effort to secure the release of Americans imprisoned in Russia.

​ In late June, CIA officials held a secret meeting with Russian intelligence officers in an undisclosed Middle Eastern capital city to present a proposal for a possible prisoner swap. It was the latest in a series of offers US officials had made to Russia in a years-long effort to secure the release of Americans imprisoned in Russia. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

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