US: Biden, Kamala Harris welcome newly freed Americans after landmark prisoner swap with Russia | WATCH
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US: Biden, Kamala Harris welcome newly freed Americans after landmark prisoner swap with Russia | WATCH

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US-Russia prisoner swap: US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed four newly freed prisoners from Russia, including American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former marine Paul Whelan, after the largest prisoner swap in post-Cold War history. The prisoners included US journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual US-Russia citizenship, and Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian political activist, journalist, author and filmmaker who was detained in April 2022, along with Gershkovich and Whelan. Gershkovich, 32, was sentenced to 16 years in prison after a secretive and rapid trial last month, after he was accused of collecting classified information on the orders of the US Central Intelligence Agency about a company that manufactures tanks for Russia's war in Ukraine He denied any charges and the US denounced the trial as "politically motivated". ALSO READ | US, Russia carry out biggest prisoner swap since cold war, WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich freed: Reports

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In the prisoner swap, Putin's signals that Russia won't forget its security operatives abroad
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Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of release
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3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia
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Prisoner swap: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris greet U.S. prisoners
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Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Land In U.S. After Prisoner Swap
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'Cleaning house:' Vance claims Russian prisoners are free because Trump will win election
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Biden secured Russian captives' freedom 'an hour before' he announced he was dropping out
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others freed in prisoner exchange
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Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap
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Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap
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US-Russia Prisoner Swap in Progress; Key Figures Include Reporter Gershkovich
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3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia
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'Trump loses his hostage': Biden applauded for release of Gershkovich and Whelan
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US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in multi-country prisoner swap
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Russia Frees Evan Gershkovich, Other Americans And Dissidents In Massive Prisoner Swap
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Wall Street Journal breaks its silence as reporter Evan Gershkovich is finally RELEASED by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War
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Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva released from Russia in major prisoner swap
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Evan Gershkovich among 26 freed in major Russia-West prisoner exchange
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Russia frees US reporter Evan Gershkovich in one of the biggest prisoner swaps with West
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Americans released in prisoner swap with Russia are back on U.S. soil, welcomed by Biden and Harris
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Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan
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Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison
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Russia sentences U.S. reporter to 16 years in prison after a trial condemned as a sham
5 months ago
Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison
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Russian Minister blames U.S. media for hindering prisoner swap talks on jailed reporter Evan Gershkovich
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American journalist Evan Gershkovich to stand trial on espionage charges in Russia
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Biden says he’s working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia
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Biden reaffirms he’s working to release Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia for a year
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Russia extends detention of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich by three months
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Russia arrests dual US citizen for Ukraine-linked ‘treason’
10 months ago
Russian court extends detention of Russian-US journalist
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Detention of American reporter in Russia on spying charges extended through March
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Russian official says US is hampering a prisoner exchange with unequal demands
1 year ago
Russian court rejects appeal to release WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich
1 year ago
Russia in talks with U.S. on prisoner swap that could include jailed reporter Gershkovich
1 year ago
US made offer to bring home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. Russia rejected it
1 year ago
Russian court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich until end of January
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