Russia and the United States conduct the first stage of a new prisoner exchange. American teacher Mark Vogel has been released. The deal is being hailed as evidence that Moscow and Washington are ready to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine https://meduza.io/feature/2025/02/12/rossiya-i-ssha-proveli-pervyy-etap-novogo-obmena-zaklyuchennymi-osvobozhden-amerikanskiy-uchitel-mark-fogel