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Blurry Moon@sun@shitposter.world (2026-09-23 16:35:16)
@clemens prisoner exchange, not that secret
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Clemens@clemens@mathstodon.xyz (2026-09-23 17:03:52)
@sun Ok: who are those prisoners? (ignoring the fact that "exchange" clearly doesn't work to describe what's happening because those oligarchs weren't prisoners) 

Also: as some kind of response to blackmail (of the kind: "we have your guys - lift the sanctions or else") seems deeply flawed because now the Russians know that if they want to get something they just have to arrest a couple of Frenchmen.

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Blurry Moon@sun@shitposter.world (2026-09-23 17:20:14)
@clemens it's favor trading, not a dual exchange. it makes sense because russia is a thugocracy and there's not a clear separation between Putin-connected oligarchs and the government. I'm not saying it's good, I'm saying it's just a fairly understandable arrangement. each side has something the other wanted, so they're trading. French citizens held in Uzbekistan get home if they unfreeze a couple billionaires money.