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Russia frees French researcher Laurent Vinatier in prisoner swap

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French researcher Laurent Vinatier was released from jail on 8 January 2026, Russian state media said. AP - Dmitry Serebryakov

Russia has freed French researcher Laurent Vinatier, who was serving a three-year prison sentence, in exchange for the release by France of a jailed Russian, state media reported on Thursday.

Russia’s FSB security service said Vinatier, 49, had been pardoned by President Vladimir Putin, according to the RIA news agency.

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