Want to know more? Six pieces which explain how the swap unfoldedpublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 2 August
We're going to pause our live coverage of the Russia-West prisoner swap now, but there's plenty of news and analysis across the BBC site from our international correspondents to help you make sense of this historic deal:
- For the latest updates, you can read our full write up of what unfolded in the past 24 hours here
- The prisoner exchange involved 24 people across seven countries. See the full list of freed detainees
- How was the deal struck? Over two years in high stakes secret talks, this piece explains
- Plus our Russia correspondent Steve Rosenberg delves into how the stage was set in his analysis piece
- Finally, you can watch the prisoners being welcomed back to the US and Russia
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