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Former President Donald Trump, the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, reacted in a Truth Social post Thursday, after news broke about a major prisoner swap deal with Russia.
Russia reportedly released 15 people it was holding prisoner, and Belarus released 1.
In exchange, 8 convicted criminals were returned to Russia: 3 from the US, 2 from Slovenia, 1 from Norway, 1 from Germany, and 1 from Poland.
“The West freed journalists, anti-war activists, and opposition politicians, while Russia received assassins and spies. That is democracy vs. authoritarianism in a nutshell,” declared Volodymyr Tretyak, who posted a thread on X/Twitter of the individuals involved in the deal.
Trump voiced his concerns that money might have been exchanged as well. On his Truth Social page, he wrote:
“So when are they going to release the details of the prisoner swap with Russia? How many people do we get versus them? Are we also paying them cash? Are they giving us cash (Please withdraw that question, because I’m sure the answer is NO)?
“Are we releasing murderers, killers, or thugs? Just curious because we never make good deals, at anything, but especially hostage swaps.
“Our “negotiators” are always an embarrassment to us! I got back many hostages, and gave the opposing Country NOTHING – and never any cash. To do so is bad precedent for the future. That’s the way it should be, or this situation will get worse and worse. They are extorting the United States of America. They’re calling the trade “complex” – That’s so nobody can figure out how bad it is!”
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