JOURNALIST: Deputy Prime Minister, a Russian man who was at the centre of the biggest prisoner swap in the world in recent decades says the only way to get Oscar Jenkins home would be a prisoner swap like his. Is the government pursuing getting Oscar home?
MARLES: Again, I'm not going to comment on those consular matters, other than to say that we are very active in seeking to ensure the welfare of Oscar Jenkins. Obviously, as I've said before, Russia has obligations here, and it's very important that they meet those obligations, and we will hold them to account for that.

❗️Flashback to this original 2025 transcript of Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles on a possible prisoner swap between Aussie Cossack and Oscar Jenkins:
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