Life after political imprisonment in Russia

The World

Last week, the US, along with several European countries pulled off the biggest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War. Several Americans convicted in Russia on trumped-up charges were set free. But not just Americans — most of the political prisoners released by the Kremlin were Russian dissidents. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports from Riga, Latvia, on what’s next for Russian politicians in exile.

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