US and Russia engage in prisoner swap

The US and Russia agreed to an unexpected prisoner swap today. Russia released former US marine Trevor Reed from custody, while the US released a Russian pilot. Both men were facing long prison sentences. The World’s host Marco Werman spoke with Mary Ilyushina, a reporter for the Washington Post, about the rare diplomacy between the two countries.

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