The Biden administration announced it has secured the release of three U.S. citizens from Russia, including Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, as part of a complex 24-person prisoner swap.
After a historically complex, monthslong negotiation involving more than six countries and two dozen prisoners, the Biden administration on Thursday announced it had secured the release of three American citizens from Russia , including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich , Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Russia n-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva , all of whom are expected to arrive on American soil by nightfall.
Negotiating the dealSoon after American WNBA star Brittney Griner was released in exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in December of 2022, Secretary of State Antony Blinken directed teams at the State Department to make an offer for Whelan, which the Russians rejected at the time. In the months that followed, at the urging of national security advisor Jake Sullivan, U.S.
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