Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

The Independent

The Independent

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The United States and Russia have completed a 24-person prisoner swap on Thursday, the largest in post-Soviet history, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free
The Gazette
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In the exchange, which took place at Ankara airport on Thursday afternoon, eight Russians held in the west returned to Russia.
Guardian
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The cause of former Marine Paul Whelan, who was arrested in 2018 and convicted of espionage, was championed largely by his family and he was freed after having already served four years of a 16-year sentence in a grim Russian prison.
NBC News
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EVAN GERSHKOVICH, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was detained in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg in March 2023.
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