Americans Freed From Russia in Sweeping Multinational Prisoner Swap

WASHINGTON—Three Americans and one U.S. green card holder wrongfully detained in Russia are heading home following the conclusion of a multinational prisoner swap. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Radio Free Europe journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, and Marine veteran Paul Whelan were inbound to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland by mid-afternoon on Aug. 1. All three were imprisoned in Russia under dubious circumstances, with Russia accusing Gershkovich and Whelan of spying and Kurmasheva of spreading false information about the Russian military. In all, 16 people were released from Russia to the United States, Germany, and the UK. The United States and its allies returned eight prisoners to Russia....