‘I see it as an illegal expulsion against my will’
Newly freed Russian opposition politicians Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin, and Andrei Pivovarov hold first press conference since their release On August 1, 2024, Russia and multiple Western countries carried out a historic prisoner swap that saw Moscow release 16 political prisoners. On Friday, newly freed Russian opposition politicians Vladimir Kara-Murza, Ilya Yashin, and Andrei Pivovarov held their first post-exchange press conference in Bonn, Germany.