MINSK, April 28. /TASS/. Russian archaeologist Alexander Butyagin, who was arrested in Poland and is wanted by Kiev, has been released as part of a detainee exchange on the Belarusian-Polish border, Russia’s Federal Security Service said.
According to the BelTA news agency, the exchange was a five-for-five involving citizens of Russia, Belarus, and other CIS countries.
TASS has summed up key facts about the exchange
Belarus’ State Security Committee (KGB) and Poland’s Foreign Intelligence Agency exchanged five individuals sentenced in Belarus and Russia for espionage at the Pererov-Bialowieza border checkpoint.
In return, five individuals, who were detained in EU and other countries, were released.
