Putin meets Russians released in prisoner exchange with West (VIDEO)

The Russian president personally welcomed the returning captives to Moscow

President Vladimir Putin has personally greeted the Russians whose release from Western incarceration was secured by a major exchange on Thursday.

Putin came to the Vnukovo-2 airport outside Moscow with Defense Minister Andrey Belousov, FSB chief Aleksandar Bortnikov and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) head Sergey Naryshkin.

“I want to thank you all for staying faithful to your oaths...