Putin spoke of gratitude to Hamas during a gathering with the released hostages

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The Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin met Russian citizens released from captivity in the Gaza Strip and their families. "The fact that you are now at large is the consequence of Russia's long-standing unchangeable relations with the Palestinian people," said Vladimir Putin, erstwhile hostage to Alexander Trufanov. He besides expressed “the gratitude of leadership and the political wing of Hamas.”.