President Biden has called the prisoner swap deal with Russia Thursday that secured the release of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others a 'feat of diplomacy.'
The Wall Street Journal published a letter reacting to the release of American journalist Evan Gershkovich on Thursday. 'Today is a joyous day for the safe return of our colleague Evan Gershkovich, who left a Russian aircraft moments ago in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, as part of a prisoner swap with Russia,' the letter, written by editor-in-chief Emma Tucker, reads.
' Gershkovich, 32, was arrested on March 29, 2023, while reporting on a trip to the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg and accused of espionage. The Biden administration declared him 'wrongfully detained' and The Wall Street Journal and U.S. government both emphatically denied the charges, calling them absurd on their face. 'All those who spoke up for Evan and worked for his release—the U.S.
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