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How Putin played the West in the prisoner swap

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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?

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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: Prisoner swap doesn’t mean Cold War 2.0 has eased. It may get worse

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