Thursday, August 1, 2024

West-Russia prisoner swap underway

Three American citizens are being released from detention today as part of the biggest prisoner swap between the West and Russia since the Cold War.


Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, US Marine veteran Paul Whelan, and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva are being freed under a deal, mediated by Turkey and agreed by the Biden administration.


Benji Hyer is in Washington. 


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