Kremlin critics freed in prisoners swap deal vow to keep fighting against Putin
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00:00Well, they're vowing to keep fighting for a free and democratic Russia and their first public appearance since being released as part of a
00:07Landmark prisoner exchange Kremlin critics have spoken about how their newly found freedom has left a bittersweet
00:14Aftertaste after having been effectively expelled from their own country where hundreds of other political prisoners
00:20Continue to languish behind bars
00:23Sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for criticizing the war in Ukraine
00:27Opposition activist Ilya Yashin was among 16 prisoners that Russia and its ally Belarus released on Thursday
00:36Yeah, I understand that these people were motivated by the desire to save human lives I
00:47Understand what a difficult dilemma this is in exchange for the release of one murderer
00:5316 innocent people who committed no crimes. No criminality were released
00:59This is a difficult dilemma including because it certainly motivates Putin to take new hostages
01:04It motivates Putin to increase the number of political prisoners