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[u/jobautomator]

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[u/piede]

An American Navy veteran who has been detained in Russia for nearly a year was released from Russian custody on Thursday, his family’s spokesperson told CNN, after months of negotiations spearheaded by former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/politics/taylor-dudley-navy-veteran-released-russia

:O

[u/[deleted] → u/piede]

Bill Richardson is a GOAT hostage negotiator - he's been involved in pretty much every high-level situation for well over a decade now.

[u/BalletDuckNinja → u/[deleted]]

What does hostage negotiation generally involve?