Russia Fully Satisfied With Prisoner Swap - Source
© AP Photo / Ivan SekretarevU.S. and Russian national flags wave on the wind before US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrival in Moscow's Vnukovo airport, Russia, Tuesday, April 11, 2017
© AP Photo / Ivan Sekretarev
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia is fully satisfied with the prisoner exchange, a credible source in one of the competent Russian agencies told Sputnik on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said that eight Russians detained and held in custody in a number of NATO countries had returned to Russia.
"The Russian side is completely satisfied with the exchange," the source said.
All parties followed the agreements during the exchange process, the source added.
"During the preparation and implementation of this technically complex exchange process, all the numerous parties involved fully complied with the agreements reached," the source said.
Full text of the statement from the FSB Public Relations Center on the exchange:
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