The exchange will reportedly involve Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and US Marine veteran Paul Whelan
Russia and a number of Western countries, including Germany and the US, have reportedly agreed to a complex 24-person prisoner swap, the BBC and CBS reported on Thursday, citing a senior US administration official.
Shortly after the original publication of its report, however, the US-based network deleted any mention of the exact number of prisoners set to take part in the exchange.
Details regarding the timing of the prisoner swap remain unclear, but CNN has cited anonymous sources as saying that the exchange is already underway.
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