Russian opposition figures involved in the prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries addressed the press in Bonn on Friday sharing their hopes for a different Russia and pledging to continue their activism.
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00:00Russian dissidents, who were released in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the
00:06Cold War, held a press conference in Bonn, Germany.
00:11They pledged to return one day, hoping for a different Russia and promising to continue
00:16their activism.
00:17It is very difficult to realize that you are free, because the killer is free.
00:23It is emotionally very difficult.
00:25And I must admit, of course, that I have a very heavy sadness in my soul, because my
00:33comrades are behind bars.
00:39There are a lot of people in Russia who are against the Putin's war in Ukraine.
00:45Believe the lies spread by the Kremlin's propaganda.
00:50Russia freed 15 people in last week's exchange, most of whom had been jailed on charges widely
00:56seen as politically motivated.