Washington — In the largest international prisoner exchange since the Cold War, 24 prisoners were traded on a tarmac in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday in a deal involving […]
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First photo shows smiling Evan Gershkovich with Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva since they were freed in prisoner swap
The American hostages freed in a prisoner swap with Russia on Thursday were seen smiling and proudly displaying a US flag in the first official […]
U.S., Russia agree to prisoner swap to free Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others
The Biden administration has agreed to a prisoner exchange with Russia and is expected to soon secure the release of three American citizens imprisoned in […]
Russian court convicts journalist Evan Gershkovich, imposes 16-year sentence
Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter accredited by Russia’s Foreign Ministry, was arrested in March 2023 in a case his employer called hostage-taking. After a […]