Americans Gershkovich, Whelan Released From Russia as Part of Historic Multination Prisoner Swap

Published on August 1, 2024

[epoch_component type=”live_update” section_title=”Biden Confirms Successful Prisoner Exchange” update_time=”2024-08-01T11:59″ inline_authors=”153151″ update_source=”” pinned=”false”] President Joe Biden released a statement confirming that three American citizens and one U.S. Green Card holder were among those released from Russia in a prisoner exchange completed on Aug. 1. In addition to former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Radio Free Europe journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and activist Vladimir Kara-Murza were released. In all, Biden said that the United States negotiated the release of 16 people from Russia, including five Germans and seven Russian citizens who were political prisoners....

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