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Russia released US journalist Evan Gershkovich as part of massive prisoner swap, reports claim
euronews (in English)
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01/08/2024
The highly speculated Russia-US prisoner swap also includes Russian-US journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, former US marine Paul Whelan, and Russian-British politician and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza.
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Up to 26 Russian-held prisoners have been freed as part of the largest swap between
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Washington and the Kremlin since the Cold War.
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are among
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the almost two dozen freed by Russian forces as part of the deal, according to the Turkish
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government.
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Footage released from the Ilis News Agency shows a plane believed to be used in the exchange
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idling on the tarmac at Ankara airport.
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Turkish officials state the multinational arrangement took place in the capital, with
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the trade occurring over years of back-channel negotiations.
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U.S. President Joe Biden lauded the deal, saying Russian authorities had arrested and
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tried U.S. citizens on quote show trials and sent them to prison with absolutely no legitimate
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reason.
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Although it is unclear which U.S.-held Russian prisoners will be released, Moscow has long
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been interested in retrieving Vadim Krasikov.
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Krasikov was convicted in Germany for killing a former Chechen rebel allegedly on the orders
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of Moscow's secret services.
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