A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear
1 year ago

A growing number of Americans end up in Russian jails. The prospects for their release are unclear

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kurmasheva’s husband, Pavel Butorin, told The Associated Press shortly after her arrest that he hoped the U.S. government would use “every avenue and every means available to it” to win her release, including designating her as a wrongfully detained person. open image in gallery Supporters of Evan Gershkovich gather at Berlin’s Brandenburg gate, near the Russian Embassy to call for his release In December, the State Department said it had made a significant offer to secure the release of Gershkovich and Whelan, which it said Russia had rejected. When Russia agreed to release Griner but not Whelan, a senior Biden administration official lamented to reporters that Russia had “rejected each and every one of our proposals for his release.” Those scenarios — in which one detainee is released but not another — weigh heavily on officials in the U.S. government, said Roger Carstens, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, speaking in a January interview with AP. open image in gallery Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was exchanged for U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner “Unless someone’s coming off a plane, onto a tarmac, in the United States of America and into the arms of their loved ones, we’re not getting a win,” Carstens said.

Russia Germany Charges Paul Russian Moscow Release Americans Soviet Kurmasheva Whelan Detained Griner Evan Khavana Brittney Griner Gershkovich  jails  growing  evan  russian  moscow  release  prospects  end  americans  detained  unclear  russia  gershkovich  charges  griner  number  whelan

History of this topic

American Arrested In Moscow On Drug Smuggling Charges Is Freed Ahead Of Russia-U.S. Talks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

American Arrested In Moscow On Drug Smuggling Charges Is Freed Ahead Of Russia-U.S. Talks

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Russia has freed a U.S. citizen arrested earlier this month on drug smuggling charges, according to Russian media reports and a U.S. official. Byers has been released from custody and is in the U.S. embassy in Moscow where he is awaiting a flight home, Russian independent news outlet Meduza reported Monday, citing a Facebook post by his …

American arrested in Moscow on drug smuggling charges is freed ahead of Russia-US talks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

American arrested in Moscow on drug smuggling charges is freed ahead of Russia-US talks

Associated Press  

Russia has freed a U.S. citizen arrested earlier this month on drug smuggling charges, according to Russian media reports and a U.S. official. Byers has been released from custody and is in the U.S. embassy in Moscow where he is awaiting a flight home, Russian independent news outlet Meduza reported Monday, citing a Facebook post by his parents. Kremlin spokesman …

Russia detains another US citizen on drugs charges days after swap, reports say
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Russia detains another US citizen on drugs charges days after swap, reports say

Associated Press  

MOSCOW, Russia — Russia has detained another U.S. citizen, after customs officials found cannabis-laced marmalade in his luggage, Russian media said Friday, days after a Moscow-Washington prisoner swap that the White House called a diplomatic thaw and a step toward ending the fighting in Ukraine. Russian police said the 28-year-old American had attempted to smuggle a “significant amount” of drugs …

US frees jailed Russian cybercriminal as Trump builds bridges with Moscow
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US frees jailed Russian cybercriminal as Trump builds bridges with Moscow

Al Jazeera  

Alexander Vinnik’s release came as an unnamed US citizen was also freed by Russian ally Belarus in a separate deal. In a separate deal announced on Wednesday, the White House confirmed it had also secured the release of another US citizen who was serving jail time in Belarus – a close Russian ally. “President Trump’s strong leadership has led to …

The U.S. citizens held in Russian prisons
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The U.S. citizens held in Russian prisons

Raw Story  

American Marc Fogel is back on US soil Wednesday after being released from a Russian prison, in what US President Donald Trump said he hoped was the start of warming ties between Washington and Moscow. - Stephen Hubbard - Stephen Hubbard, 72, is serving almost seven years in prison after a Russian court convicted him of fighting as a mercenary …

Who are the Americans still in Russian custody?
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who are the Americans still in Russian custody?

Associated Press  

Russia has released an American teacher imprisoned over what his family said was prescribed medical marijuana, but several other Americans remain in Russian custody. STEPHEN HUBBARD — The Michigan native was convicted of fighting alongside Ukraine’s military as a mercenary against Russia and sentenced to 6 years and 10 months in October 2024. GORDON BLACK — An Army staff sergeant, …

Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Marc Fogel, an American teacher …

Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says

LA Times  

Marc Fogel, an American teacher detained in Russia, has been released, the White House announced on Tuesday. Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Trump, left Russian airspace with Fogel, who is from Pennsylvania, and he was expected to be reunited with his family by the end of the day. Mike Waltz, Trump’s national security advisor, said the U.S. and …

Russia’s security service says jailed American leaked biotechnology secrets
3 months, 1 week ago

Russia’s security service says jailed American leaked biotechnology secrets

Al Jazeera  

Eugene Spector, a US citizen born in Russia, has been sentenced to 15 years in a maximum security Russian penal colony. Russia’s FSB security service has said a US citizen sentenced to a 15-year jail term this week was found guilty of leaking biotechnology secrets to the United States. “The American, acting in the interests of the Pentagon and a …

Russia sentences US man to 15 years in prison for ‘espionage’ in secretive trial: Report
3 months, 1 week ago

Russia sentences US man to 15 years in prison for ‘espionage’ in secretive trial: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced a US man to 15 years in a penal colony for "espionage", Russian news agencies reported. Representative image: Gene Spector was sentenced to "15 years to be served in a strict-regime penal colony" by a trial court Russia has detained and sentenced a number of US citizens and dual-nationals in recent years, some of …

Ukrainian court jails woman who wrote pro-Moscow reports to 14 years in jail
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukrainian court jails woman who wrote pro-Moscow reports to 14 years in jail

Hindustan Times  

A Ukrainian court on Friday sentenced a woman to 14 years in jail for working with Russia's intelligence agencies to write fake reports justifying Moscow's invasion. A Ukrainian court on Friday sentenced a woman to 14 years in jail for working with Russia's intelligence agencies Kyiv has charged thousands of people with collaborating with Russia since the February 2022 invasion, …

Russia tells citizens not to travel to United States
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia tells citizens not to travel to United States

Al Jazeera  

Russians should also avoid heading to Canada and most EU states, warns Moscow’s Foreign Ministry. Russia has warned its citizens not to travel to the United States and other Western countries, claiming they could be “hunted” by the authorities in those states. Russians should also avoid travelling to Canada and US allies in the European Union, said Zakharova, describing those …

Russian authorities arrest dual Russian German citizen on sabotage accusations
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian authorities arrest dual Russian German citizen on sabotage accusations

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russia’s top domestic security agency said Tuesday that it has arrested a dual Russian German citizen accused of planning to blow up railway tracks on orders from Ukrainian intelligence. The German Foreign Ministry said that the German Embassy in Moscow learned on Tuesday morning of the arrest of a man believed to be a German citizen and is …

American convicted on drug-related charges in Russia loses appeal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

American convicted on drug-related charges in Russia loses appeal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

US citizen, 72, is jailed for almost seven years in Russia after being convicted of serving as a mercenary for Ukraine
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US citizen, 72, is jailed for almost seven years in Russia after being convicted of serving as a mercenary for Ukraine

Daily Mail  

A senior US citizen has been jailed for almost seven years in Russia after he was convicted of serving as a mercenary in Ukraine. Stephen James Hubbard, 72, was sentenced by a Russian court on Monday to six years and 10 months behind bars after investigators claimed the Michigan native was paid $1,000 per month to serve in a Ukrainian …

U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return
6 months, 1 week ago

U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the beginning of the active phase of the Ocean-2024 naval drills in the Kremlin in Moscow on Sept. 10. A U.N.-backed human rights expert monitoring President Vladimir Putin’s Russia decried increased violence in the country caused by former prisoners who have their sentences shortened or pardoned to fight in Ukraine and then return …

Russia hands an 8-year prison term to a newspaper publisher in Siberia over Ukraine war criticism
7 months ago

Russia hands an 8-year prison term to a newspaper publisher in Siberia over Ukraine war criticism

Associated Press  

A Russian newspaper publisher was convicted by a court in Siberia on Friday and sentenced to eight years in prison after his paper reported on Russia’s attacks on civilians in Ukraine, local media and rights activists reported. The court in the city of Gorno-Altaysk convicted Sergei Mikhailov, a prominent journalist in the Siberian region of Altai and the publisher of …

American handed a 15-day sentence by a Moscow court on charges of disorderly conduct
7 months, 2 weeks ago

American handed a 15-day sentence by a Moscow court on charges of disorderly conduct

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A court in the Russian capital on Wednesday handed a 15-day sentence to a U.S. citizen on charges of minor disorderly conduct. Earlier Wednesday, Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s top criminal investigation agency, said that it had opened a criminal case against an unidentified U.S. citizen accused of attacking a police officer. In the largest Russia-West prisoner exchange …

Evan Gershkovich | Pawn in the game
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Evan Gershkovich | Pawn in the game

The Hindu  

Evan Gershkovich was on a reporting assignment in Yekaterinburg, some 1,400 km off Moscow, when Russia’s Federal Security Service picked him up from a local bistro on March 29, 2023. While Mr. Gershkovich’s 491 days spent behind bars in Russia are marred by monotony, for the nation outside his prison premises, it was a period marked by massive churning. Prominent …

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap
8 months ago

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

Wired  

If it seems like there’s suddenly a whole lot more data breaches, you may be right. Security researchers Sam Beaumont and Larry “Patch” Trowell are releasing an open source laser hacking tool called RayV Lite, which can be produced for just $500, a tiny fraction of the $150,000 price tag of laser equipment historically used for hardware hacking. In a …

In the prisoner swap, Putin's signals that Russia won't forget its security operatives abroad
8 months ago

In the prisoner swap, Putin's signals that Russia won't forget its security operatives abroad

New Indian Express  

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin strode along the red carpet between two rows of rifle-toting honor guards and warmly greeted intelligence operatives freed in the biggest prisoner swap with the West since the Cold War. Putin is sending a signal that those working abroad will have maximum protection, and that if they are arrested, the state will fight for their return …

Watch as Russian dissidents released in US prisoner exchange speak to media
8 months ago

Watch as Russian dissidents released in US prisoner exchange speak to media

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Russian dissidents Ilya …

Putin’s hitman, spies and a credit card fraudster: The prisoners returned to Russia in historic swap
8 months ago

Putin’s hitman, spies and a credit card fraudster: The prisoners returned to Russia in historic swap

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Russian hitman Vadim Krasikov is …

Trump calls historic prisoner swap 'win for Putin'
8 months ago

Trump calls historic prisoner swap 'win for Putin'

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump said Friday the prisoner swap between the United States and Russia was a "win" for President Vladimir Putin as he continued to offer baseless speculation over the details of the agreement. I'm not going to criticize it, because it's good to have them home, but they got a phenomenal deal, and that sets a very bad …

Kremlin acknowledges intelligence operatives among the Russians who were freed in swap
8 months ago

Kremlin acknowledges intelligence operatives among the Russians who were freed in swap

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While journalists Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva and former …

Russia issues chilling warning to released US prisoners after historic swap: ‘Let the traitors now…’
8 months ago

Russia issues chilling warning to released US prisoners after historic swap: ‘Let the traitors now…’

Hindustan Times  

Russia issued a stern warning to the political dissidents and Western citizens the Kremlin released from jails after they were freed on Thursday in the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. Russia's Dmitry Medvedev threatened the freed prisoners, stating that they should hide under “new names” and “actively disguise themselves”. Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza released from …

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia
8 months ago

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Also released was Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive jailed since 2018, also on espionage charges he …

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
8 months ago

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Americans left behind Though Thursday's deal involves the …

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

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

India TV News  

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 …

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?
8 months ago

Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?

Al Jazeera  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Freed by Russia Lilia Chanysheva Chanysheva, who once headed late opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s offices in the central Bashkortostan republic, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison in June 2023 for having …

Before Gershkovich: Big prisoner swaps between enemies
8 months ago

Before Gershkovich: Big prisoner swaps between enemies

Al Jazeera  

From ‘Bridge of Spies’ at height of Cold War to last year’s US-Iran deal, our recap of the most significant exchanges. February 1962 | ‘Bridge of Spies’ The first major prisoner exchange between the Soviet Union and the US took place at the height of the Cold War on Glienicke Bridge, aka the “Bridge of Spies”, which is on the …

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
8 months ago

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The U.S. and Russia on Thursday completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released Russians in their custody as part of the exchange. The Americans left behind Though Thursday's deal involves the most well-known of the Americans held in Russia, including two …

'Cleaning house:' Vance claims Russian prisoners are free because Trump will win election
8 months ago

'Cleaning house:' Vance claims Russian prisoners are free because Trump will win election

Raw Story  

Vance is trying to credit President Joe Biden's "big win" Thursday — Russia's return of imprisoned journalist Evan Gershkovich, ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan and others — to a surprising source: his running mate Donald Trump. "It's because bad guys all over the world recognize Donald Trump's about to be back in office, so they’re cleaning house." This election year, Trump …

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history
8 months ago

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Russia on Thursday completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released Russians in their custody as part of the exchange. Here are some things to know: Who was freed Vice President Kamala Harris, right, looks on at Paul …

Russia-US prisoner swap: Biden hails relief of returning Evan Gershkovich in historic exchange
8 months ago

Russia-US prisoner swap: Biden hails relief of returning Evan Gershkovich in historic exchange

The Independent  

✕ Close Biden ‘relieved’ as prisoner swap ends ‘brutal ordeal’ for Evan Gershkovich For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and …

This prisoner swap is a triumph – but it could be a sign of something even more profound
8 months ago

This prisoner swap is a triumph – but it could be a sign of something even more profound

The Independent  

It is, by a long way, the most elaborate and comprehensive East-West prisoner exchange since the Cold War, involving 24 individuals from at least half a dozen countries. And it comes at a time when relations between Russia and the West could hardly be more frigid or present a greater risk to European – if not global – peace. Gershkovich …

How Evan Gershkovich, Wall Street Journal Reporter, Ended Up Becoming A News Story?
8 months ago

How Evan Gershkovich, Wall Street Journal Reporter, Ended Up Becoming A News Story?

News 18  

Evan Gershkovich landed what he told friends he regarded as a dream assignment in Moscow in 2022 – reporting for a famous newspaper on one of the world’s top stories, at the age of just 31. But the new job turned into a hellish ordeal when Gershkovich became the first American journalist since the Cold War to be arrested in …

Who is Evan Gershkovich? The reporter falsely jailed by Russia at centre of US-Moscow prisoner exchange
8 months ago

Who is Evan Gershkovich? The reporter falsely jailed by Russia at centre of US-Moscow prisoner exchange

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Appearing in court, Evan Gershkovich …

Who has been freed in Russia-West prisoner deal?
8 months ago

Who has been freed in Russia-West prisoner deal?

Hindustan Times  

Russia and the West have released a total of 24 prisoners in the biggest exchange since the end of the Cold War, officials said on Thursday. Chanysheva, 42, who once headed late opposition leader Alexei Navalny's offices in the central Bashkortostan republic, was sentenced to seven and a half years' prison in June 2023 for having created an "extremist organisation", …

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others freed in prisoner exchange
8 months ago

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others freed in prisoner exchange

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. The trade followed years of secretive back-channel …

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap
8 months ago

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap
8 months ago

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free, officials said. Under the deal, Russia released Gershkovich, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal who …

Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?
8 months ago

Who’s in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — One spent over 5½ years behind bars in Russia while other, higher-profile detainees were released ahead of him. The Prague-based editor for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Tatar-Bashkir service was accused of not self-reporting as a “foreign agent” and was convicted in July of spreading false information about the Russian military — charges rejected by …

US-Russia Prisoner Swap in Progress; Key Figures Include Reporter Gershkovich
8 months ago

US-Russia Prisoner Swap in Progress; Key Figures Include Reporter Gershkovich

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia was underway Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said. But Americans considered by the U.S. to be wrongfully detained in Russia include Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan. Russia has long been interested in getting back Vadim Krasikov, who …

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia
8 months ago

3 newly freed Americans are back on US soil after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, greets reporter Evan Gershkovich at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following …

'Trump loses his hostage': Biden applauded for release of Gershkovich and Whelan
8 months ago

'Trump loses his hostage': Biden applauded for release of Gershkovich and Whelan

Raw Story  

The Biden administration has secured the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan from Russian prisons as part of a prisoner swap, which wipes away one of Donald Trump's baffling campaign promises. "Trump loses his hostage as Evan Gershkovich is released," said Eric Columbus, former litigator for the U.S. House general counsel. "Wonderful …

Evan Gershkovich: Timeline of US journalist jailed in Russia
8 months ago

Evan Gershkovich: Timeline of US journalist jailed in Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich is …

US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in multi-country prisoner swap
8 months ago

US reporter Evan Gershkovich released by Russia in multi-country prisoner swap

Hindustan Times  

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan have been released by Russia in a multi-country prisoner swap between US and Russia, according to a Bloomberg report. FILE PHOTO: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who faces charges of espionage, stands inside an enclosure for defendants as he attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia July …

Russia Frees Evan Gershkovich, Other Americans And Dissidents In Massive Prisoner Swap
8 months ago

Russia Frees Evan Gershkovich, Other Americans And Dissidents In Massive Prisoner Swap

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three imprisoned American citizens and one American green-card holder have been released by Russia as part of a massive prisoner exchange deal involving multiple countries, President Joe Biden confirmed Thursday. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza are among those on their way home, Biden …

Wall Street Journal breaks its silence as reporter Evan Gershkovich is finally RELEASED by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War
8 months ago

Wall Street Journal breaks its silence as reporter Evan Gershkovich is finally RELEASED by Russia in biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War

Daily Mail  

The Wall Street Journal has praised the release of three Americans, including reporter Evan Gershkovich, as part of a historic prisoner swap between Russia and the US. A plane carrying American prisoners has landed in Turkey following a major swap between Russia and the US Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is among those released from prison in Russia 'That …

Discover Related