Russian prisoners arrive in Moscow following swap

The former prisoners have been greeted by President Vladimir Putin as they walk out of the plane.

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Among them is a Russian couple convicted of spying in Slovenia, who returned to Moscow with their two children.

Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted each person as they stepped off the plane.

The swap freed 24 prisoners being held in six countries: 16 detainees from the West and eight from Russia.

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