Does Putin want prisoner swap? Russia detains Swedish national after arresting Japanese journalist
Russia has detained a Swedish national and arrested a Japanese journalist on terrorism and espionage charges. The arrests came after Dmitry Medvedev, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, said Russia might need to 'fill up the exchange pool with European and American idiots' to secure the return of Russians held abroad.
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- World
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- Crime & safety
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- madhur sharma
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- Thursday, 15 October 2026, 8:04 pm IST
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