Exchanged opposition activists freed from Russia pledge to return and hope for brighter future

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Russian opposition figures involved in the prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries addressed the press in Bonn on Friday sharing their hopes for a different Russia and pledging to continue their activism.

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00:00Russian dissidents, who were released in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the

00:06Cold War, held a press conference in Bonn, Germany.

00:11They pledged to return one day, hoping for a different Russia and promising to continue

00:16their activism.

00:17It is very difficult to realize that you are free, because the killer is free.

00:23It is emotionally very difficult.

00:25And I must admit, of course, that I have a very heavy sadness in my soul, because my

00:33comrades are behind bars.

00:39There are a lot of people in Russia who are against the Putin's war in Ukraine.

00:45Believe the lies spread by the Kremlin's propaganda.

00:50Russia freed 15 people in last week's exchange, most of whom had been jailed on charges widely

00:56seen as politically motivated.

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