The Kremlin on Saturday said it was grateful to Hamas for freeing a Russian-”Israeli” captive from Gaza in another prisoner exchange with “Israel”.

 

"Moscow welcomes the freeing of Alexander Trufanov (identified by “Israel” as Sasha Trupanov) and expresses its gratitude to the Hamas leadership for taking this decision," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to the RIA Novosti news agency.