Video shows Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich during Russia-West prisoner swap
requested an interview with Russia n President Vladimir in one last show of bravery and defiance against the Kremlin before he was finally freed as part of a hectic, top-secret deal to release three Americans imprisoned in Russia .
He claimed to have visited the man’s house the winter before his arrest, where he said he loaned him over $1,140 for the upcoming wedding. The talks were so critical that even a quarantined Biden, who was recovering from a bout of COVID-19 and preparing to drop out of the 2024 elections, handled a call directly with the prime minister of Slovenia on July 21 to discuss the nation’s contribution of two convicted Russian spies for the deal to work.Americans Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Paul Whelan were all freed on Thursday as part of the largest prisoner exchange since the Cold War.
His mother, however, had worried that too many tomes focused on Russia’s tragic past might not be good for him and urged him to read lighter novels while in prison. “We are grateful to share the sublime news that our colleague Evan Gershkovich has finally been released after almost 500 days in a Russian prison,” wrote Robert Thomson, the CEO of Wall Street Journal owner NewsCorp, in a message to colleagues.
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