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Biden Praises Slovenia PM for Role in Prisoner Swap

President Joe Biden praised Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob for his role in the recent seven-nation prisoner swap that freed Americans Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan from Russian prison. Golob was thanked for his diplomacy and leadership in facilitating the deal, which involved 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries.

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump slapped down on MSNBC for snarling about successful Russian prisoner exchange

Raw Story

On Friday morning, the hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hammered Donald Trump for attempting to pour cold water on President Joe Biden's widely praised success in obtaining the release of four wrongfully arrested prisoners from Russia. Biden's efforts to get Russian President Vladimir Putin to free Wall Street Journaljournalist Evan Gershkovich, ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva …

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4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisoner swap: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris greet U.S. prisoners

The Hindu

The United States and Russia completed a 24-person prisoner swap on August 1, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. President Joe Biden said it “feels wonderful” …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Land In U.S. After Prisoner Swap

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two others arrived home to the United States late Thursday night after a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia. President Biden and Vice President Harris greet Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva freed from Russia at Joint Base Andrews. When asked what his message to Putin would be, Biden …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Americans freed by Russia in major prisoner swap arrive in US

Al Jazeera

Gershkovich, Whelan and Kurmasheva were greeted by friends and family, as well as US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva have arrived back in the United States after being freed as part of the biggest prisoner exchange with Russia since the Cold War. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

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 …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

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4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva released from Russia in major prisoner swap

ABC

Three Americans who were sentenced to years in Russian penal colonies after secret "sham" trials are among 24 people who have been freed under the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War, the US says. The freed Americans include the Wall Street Journal's Moscow correspondent Evan Gershkovich and car parts company executive Paul Whelan, who were each serving 16-year …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Americans released in prisoner swap with Russia are back on U.S. soil, welcomed by Biden and Harris

LA Times

This image released by the White House shows Evan Gershkovich, left, Alsu Kurmasheva, right, and Paul Whelan, second from right, and others aboard a plane Thursday after their release from Russian captivity. Soon, they’ll be wheels up, on their way home to see their family.” Sullivan called the negotiations “one of the largest and certainly one of the most complex …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

NPR

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan toggle caption Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images In one of the largest prisoner swaps between the United States, its allies and Russia since the end of the Cold War, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are among more than a dozen prisoners …

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5 months ago

Who are some of the Americans behind bars in Russia, and what are the prospects for their release?

LA Times

Arrests of Americans in Russia have become increasingly common with relations sinking to Cold War-like lows. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted of espionage Friday and sentenced to 16 years in prison in a trial that his employer and the U.S. government denounced as a sham. His supporters say the woman made baseless claims of sexual abuse that …

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6 months ago

Who are some of the Americans behind bars in Russia, and what are the prospects for their release?

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — Arrests of Americans in Russia have become increasingly common with relations sinking to Cold War lows. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted of espionage Friday and sentenced to 16 years in prison in a trial that his employer and the U.S. government denounced as a sham. ROBERT GILMAN — Identified in the media as a …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Associated Press

TALLINN, Estonia — A journalist on a reporting trip in a Ural Mountains city. FILE - WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner speaks to her lawyers from inside a cage in a courtroom in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia, on July 26, 2022. The U.S. has had some success in recent years negotiating high-profile prisoner swaps with Russia, …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

As US brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. Li, a Stanford University doctoral student, says though he feels “so much joy and happiness” for the other families — many of whom he’s become friendly with over the years — “I’d be lying if I didn’t say that then the next …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, but some families are still waiting

LA Times

Maryam Kamalmaz holds a photo showing her father, Majd, with some of his grandchildren. Li, a Stanford University doctoral student, says though he feels “so much joy and happiness” for the other families — many of whom he’s become friendly with over the years — “I’d be lying if I didn’t say that then the next thought is, you know, …

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1 year ago

Russian official says US is hampering a prisoner exchange with unequal demands

Associated Press

MOSCOW — A Russian deputy foreign minister said that talks with the United States on a potential prisoner exchange that would free Americans held in Russia are hampered by publicity and an alleged disparity in the U.S. negotiating stance. The U.S. State Department said last week that Russia rejected several proposals for freeing Paul Whelan, an American convicted of espionage, …

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1 year ago

Putin says Russia is in dialogue with the US on exchanging jailed Americans Gershkovich and Whelan

Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday Moscow is in dialogue with with the United States on the issue of bringing home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich and the Kremlin hopes to “find a solution,” even though “it’s not easy.” Putin spoke about Whelan and Gershkovich during his year-end news conference in response to a question about …

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1 year ago

US says Russia rejected ‘substantial’ proposal to free two jailed Americans

Al Jazeera

Washington says ‘no higher priority’ than effort to secure release from Russia of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. The United States has said Moscow rejected what it said was a “substantial” proposal to secure the freedom of Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan who are jailed in Russia over alleged spying. “We have made …

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1 year ago

US made offer to bring home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. Russia rejected it

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has made a new and significant offer aimed at securing the release of American detainees Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, but Russia has rejected the offer, the State Department said Tuesday. Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, has been jailed in Russia since his December 2018 arrest on espionage-related charges that both he and …

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Biden Praises Slovenia PM for Role in Prisoner Swap

Trump slapped down on MSNBC for snarling about successful Russian prisoner exchange

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

Prisoner swap: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris greet U.S. prisoners

Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan Land In U.S. After Prisoner Swap

Americans freed by Russia in major prisoner swap arrive in US

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

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

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

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

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

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

Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva released from Russia in major prisoner swap

Americans released in prisoner swap with Russia are back on U.S. soil, welcomed by Biden and Harris

Prisoner swap with Russia frees Americans including Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

Who are some of the Americans behind bars in Russia, and what are the prospects for their release?

Who are some of the Americans behind bars in Russia, and what are the prospects for their release?

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

As US brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn

U.S. brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, but some families are still waiting

Russian official says US is hampering a prisoner exchange with unequal demands

Putin says Russia is in dialogue with the US on exchanging jailed Americans Gershkovich and Whelan

US says Russia rejected ‘substantial’ proposal to free two jailed Americans

US made offer to bring home jailed Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. Russia rejected it