Russia conducted a prisoner exchange today with the US and Germany. Specifically, political prisoners held in Russia were exchanged for Russian spies, according to The Insider. The agency reports that Russia and Belarus have released several political prisoners, including: Ilya Yashin – Moscow court sentenced him to 8.5 years in a general regime colony for spreading “false information” about the Russian army, which was at that time the strictest penalty under this charge.Vladimir Kara-Murza – Activist and publicist sentenced to 25 years in a colony for spreading “false information” about the a…