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Reporter Evan Gershkovich is greeted on the tarmac by his mother, Ella Milman, as President Joe Biden and Kamala Harris look on at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Aug. 2, 2024. Associated Press

7‑nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges

The law doesn’t govern political prisoner exchanges. These are political processes done in secret, as governments can agree to whatever deals they want to make − and reject those they don’t.
Cups depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and Russian President Vladimir Putin are displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2022. The words on the Putin cup reads ‘The most polite man.’ (AP Photo)

Is Putin drawing inspiration from Stalin’s military purge? Despite parallels, probably not

Although tempting to make the comparison, Vladimir Putin’s recent military purge doesn’t appear to be a replay of Stalin’s infamous purge in 1937.
People hold a traditional Belarusian flag with a portrait of presidential candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya during a rally in Minsk, Belarus, in August 2020. She’s among 20 people being tried in absentia. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Sham trial is Belarusian strongman’s latest attempt to silence critics — even those living abroad

Having silenced critics at home, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is now seeking to do so beyond the country’s borders.

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