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How Putin played the West in the prisoner swap

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?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://thetimes.com/thestory</a>Guests:Grainne McCarthy, Chief Digital Editor International, The Wall Street Journal.Mark Galeotti, director of Mayak Intelligence and honorary professor at UCL.Host: Luke Jones.Clips: ABC News, The White House, Sky News.  Further reading: <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/prisoner-swap-doesnt-mean-cold-war-20-has-thawed-it-may-get-worse-fwd2lzgl2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prisoner swap doesn’t mean Cold War 2.0 has eased. It may get worse</a>Get in touch: <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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