{
  "id": 11770204,
  "title": "A Nobel laureate’s deal: free Russia’s prisoners, fund the missiles hitting Ukraine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/a-nobel-laureates-deal-free-russias-prisoners-fund-the-missiles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T20:57:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euromaidan Press",
    "slug": "euromaidan-press",
    "url": "https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/03/a-nobel-laureates-deal-free-russias-prisoners-fund-the-missiles-hitting-ukraine/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitry Muratov has proposed a controversial idea: in exchange for releasing Russian political prisoners, the United States would ease sanctions on Russia. Muratov, co-founder of the now-defunct Novaya Gazeta, first suggested this plan to John Coale, the US envoy to Belarus, where 500 prisoners were released and sanctions were eased. Muratov believes this prisoner exchange could help fund Russia's war efforts against Ukraine. However, critics argue that this proposal could lead to a prisoner market, where the Kremlin releases prisoners to gain economic relief, while Ukrainians face the consequences of missile and drone attacks. Additionally, Russia currently holds around 16,000 Ukrainian civilians in captivity, some of whom are children, raising concerns about human rights violations. Muratov has previously advocated for a ceasefire, but did not call for Russia to withdraw its troops or de-occupy Ukraine, which has been criticized as promoting a false sense of \"peace.\"",
  "summary": "The laureate is Dmitry Muratov, and the deal he urged on Washington would lift sanctions on Russia's war economy in exchange for releasing the very dissidents the Kremlin jailed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/putins-not-as-strong-as-he-appears-knows-ukraine-war-a-mistake",
        "published": "2026-10-03T17:24:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "As Russia expands attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine prepares to hit Moscow’s oil industry harder in response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/as-russia-expands-attacks-on-kyiv-ukraine-prepares-to-hit-moscows-oil",
        "published": "2026-10-03T18:30:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}