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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia categorically denies the existence of any political prisoners and views the framing of such an issue as inappropriate. Despite this denial, Russian and U.S. intelligence agencies maintain ongoing contacts concerning prisoner exchanges."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the proposal's origin"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Reports differ on the origin of the proposal. rbc.ua states that the idea reportedly came from White House special emissary John Cole. N Digital and Hola News also attribute the proposal to White House special emissary John Cole, with N Digital adding that the initiative was similar to one agreed between the United States and Belarus."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention the specific figure of $1.2bn that the finance ministry published."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"La Tercera","url":"https://latercera.com/mundo/noticia/el-kremlin-niega-que-hablara-con-estados-unidos-sobre-flexibilizar-sanciones-a-cambio-de-liberar-presos","headline":"Kremlin Denies Talking to the U.S. About Teasing Sanctions in Exchange for Release of Prisoners · Global Voices","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-30T13:30:24.414Z"},{"sourceName":"Actualno.com","url":"https://actualno.com/europe/kremyl-trymp-svalja-sankciite-sreshtu-puskane-na-politicheski-zatvornici-v-rusija-takiva-njama-news_2645046.html","headline":"Kremlin: Trump Lifts Sanctions Against Releasing Political Prisoners? 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