Eamon Javers continues his conversation with veteran CIA spy Jim Olson about a Mission Impossible-style raid Olson led on a Russian communications line outside of Moscow. He also reveals the one thing he ever refused to do for the agency - even if it meant protecting his country.
Aug 2024
The story behind a landmark prisoner swap
<p>Today, we hear about the secret negotiations that led to an extraordinary prisoner swap on Thursday. Among the freed: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, other Americans, Russian dissidents – and a convicted assassin. </p><p><br></p><p>Read more:</p><p><br></p> ... Show More
31m 32s
Aug 2024
Behind the Historic US-Russia Prisoner Exchange
24 prisoners have been released in the largest prisoner exchange between the US and Russia since the Cold War. Among those freed are two wrongfully detained American citizens, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and former US marine Paul Whelan, in exchange for Russian ... Show More
58m 21s
Aug 2024
East meets West in Ankara: Inside the prisoner swap with Russia
<p>The prisoner exchange between the West and Russia last week was the largest swap since the end of the cold war. At Turkey’s Ankara airport, Russia and Belarus released 16 detainees, while the United States, Poland, Germany, Slovenia, and Norway released 8.</p><br><p>In this we ... Show More
30m 34s