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Germany’s Justice Minister Marco Buschmann has strongly warned against travelling to Russia following a major prisoner exchange between Russia, Belarus and several Western states last week. “Nobody has been safe in Russia for a long time,” Buschmann told news magazine Stern. “And I strongly advise against travelling to a country where nobody is safe unless absolutely necessary,” Buschmann said. “I cannot alleviate anyone’s concern that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin will create more political prisoners.” The prisoner exchange on Thursday saw Moscow release 16 people – including US journali…

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