Russia frees US reporter in a huge prisoner swap with the West, marking a significant diplomatic exchange between Russia and Weste...
Journalist Evan Gershkovich and two other Americans touched down in Texas on Friday for medical checks, after being freed by Russia in a huge prisoner swap .
"It feels wonderful, it was a long time coming," Biden told reporters at Joint Base Andrews near Washington. In total 10 Russians, including two minors, were traded for 16 Westerners and Russians imprisoned in Russia in a dramatic exchange on the airport tarmac in Turkey's capital Ankara. After stepping off the plane they posed for a group photo in a hanger, before staff briefed them on the plans.
Gershkovich smiled with his hands on his hips as he stepped onto the runway near Washington, before hugging Biden and Harris and speaking with them for around a minute.Gershkovich's family said in a statement before his arrival that they had"waited 491 days for Evan's release."Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier given his own hero's welcome to the freed prisoners from his country, in a mirror image of the ceremony that would unfold in the US.
Speculation about a deal had swirled for days after several detainees had disappeared from the prison system, but there was no confirmation until they finally switched planes in Ankara.The exchange was the first between Russia and the West since star US basketball player Brittney Griner went home in return for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in December 2022.
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