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US And Russia Reach Historic Prisoner Swap Agreement

Successful prisoner exchange negotiation between CIA and Russian officials in the Middle East leads to the release of detained Americans in Russia.

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Biden, Harris Greet US Prisoners Released In Huge Swap With Russia

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted journalist Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans Thursday as they arrived back on US soil after being freed by Russia in a huge prisoner swap.

International Business Times

Things to know about the largest US-Russia prisoner swap in post-Soviet history

The U.S. and Russia completed on Thursday their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released individuals in their custody as part of the exchange

The Independent UK

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Who was freed in biggest Russia-West prisoner swap since the Cold War?

Journalists, artists, dissidents, hackers and a hitman go free as 26 swapped in large-scale prisoner exchange.

Al Jazeera

Evan Gershkovich release: Biden and Harris greet Americans freed after prisoner swap

Emotional scenes at Andrews air force base as Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva step onto American soil

The Guardian - US

Evan Gershkovich and fellow freed Americans welcomed back to US by Biden and Harris after Russia prisoner swap

In emotional scenes on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, security executive Paul Whelan and radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva were met by Biden and Harris and reunited with their loved ones

The Independent UK

Russia Frees US Reporter In Huge Prisoner Swap With West

US journalist Evan Gershkovich and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for a Berlin murder were among two dozen prisoners freed Thursday in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.

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Her body was abandoned in the woods 52 years ago. Cops say a potential serial killer was behind it

Jerry Lee Fletcher was in prison for 1970s murder in Illinois when Florida detectives got a DNA match on a different murder four decades later

The Independent UK

Special Envoy Speaks With Whelan Ahead Of Possible Swap

Insightful phone call between Special Presidential Envoy and Paul Whelan in Russian prison camp reveals optimism amidst diplomatic efforts.

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Inside the secret talks behind the biggest US-Russia prisoner swap since end of Cold War

The behind-the-scenes operation was documented meticulously by the Wall Street Journal, which has been unable to reveal its secrets until now

The Independent UK

How the world reacted to Russia-West prisoner swap

Western countries and rights groups welcome the release of dissidents and journalists, including Evan Gershkovich.

Al Jazeera

Poisoned And Jailed: Kremlin Critic Kara-Murza

Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was released from a 25-year prison sentence on Thursday in a prisoner swap, has spent years warning the world of the dangers of a revanchist President Vladimir Putin.

International Business Times

How The Russia Swap Happened: Secret Talks, A Hitman, And Biden's Fateful Call

The historic prisoner swap with Russia that freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and 15 other Westerners was the fruit of painstaking, secret talks -- and one crucial phone call from President Joe Biden an hour before he dropped his reelection bid.

International Business Times

7-nation prisoner swap shows how diplomacy, not law, governs exchanges

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans were freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange on Aug. 1, 2024. In total, 24 prisoners, including 12 German nationals and eight Russians, as well as two children – who were not prisoners – were exchanged in Ankara, Turkey.

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The Independent UK

Former Honduras national police chief gets 19 years in U.S. prison for cocaine distribution

The former chief of the Honduran National Police has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in a cocaine conspiracy

The Guardian - US

How Evan Gershkovich was finally freed after a 500-day odyssey in Russia’s prison system

Gershkovich was the first reporter to be charged with espionage since the cold war, and Putin barely hid his aim

The Independent UK

2 Belarusian journalists sentenced to sent to prison in a closed-door trial, rights group says

A human rights group says two Belarusian journalists who worked for news outlets that the country's authoritarian government has declared extremist have been sentenced to prison terms

The Independent UK

First photo of Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan is released after historic prisoner swap

Two dozen detainees were freed in the exchange, making it the largest swap since the Cold War

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The Independent UK

Who is Vladimir Kara-Murza? The Putin critic involved in US-Russia prisoner swap

Vladimir Kara-Murza was handed a 25-year sentence in a Siberian penal colony for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. He is now free

The Guardian - UK

German decision to release FSB hitman in prisoner swap ‘not taken lightly’

Berlin said it took part in exchange involving Vadim Krasikov to support US and protect German nationals

Reason

Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich Released From Russian Captivity

Gershkovich was released Thursday in an elaborate prisoner swap involving two dozen prisoners from at least six countries.

The Independent UK

Inmate jailed over violent prison killing of gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Massachusetts gangster Paul J DeCologero was sentenced on Thursday after pleading guilty to an assault charge

The Independent UK

Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing teen to death in tubing fight

The convicted man shed tears at his sentencing hearing where he was given 20 years for the slaying of a teenager while tubing on a river

The Guardian - UK

Who’s who among the prisoner exchange between Russia and the west?

Deal includes political prisoners and journalists held in Russia and Belarus being swapped for Russians held in west

Latin Times

Trump's claim that Evan Gershkovich would only be released if he wins election proved wrong

The former President said Joe Biden would not be able to get his release unless he pays a "king's ransom." The WSJ reporter was freed as part of a major prisoner exchange

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