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How Putin played the West in the prisoner swap

Was last week鈥檚 prisoner swap a triumph for diplomacy or for Putin?

Last week, 24 prisoners, spanning seven countries, were exchanged in the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War. Is this a triumph for diplomacy, or just a triumph for Putin?

Host: Luke Jones.

Guests: Grainne McCarthy, Chief Digital Editor International, The Wall Street Journal.
Mark Galeotti, director of Mayak Intelligence and honorary professor at UCL.

Clips: ABC News, The White House, Sky News.

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28 minutes