Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan released in prisoner swap | CNN …
Aug 1, 2024 · The United States and Russia carried out a historic prisoner exchange Thursday when two dozen detainees, including former US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal …
2024 Ankara prisoner exchange - Wikipedia
On 1 August 2024, the United States and Russia conducted the most extensive prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War, involving the release of twenty-six people. The …
What to know about the US-Russia prisoner exchange | AP News
Aug 2, 2024 · The United States and Russia have made their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, releasing three Americans and one green card holder in the process. President Joe …
How did the historic prisoner exchange happen? Inside the swap. - USA TODAY
Aug 6, 2024 · Two prominent American hostages, journalist Evan Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan, were among 24 people released in a complicated political prisoner exchange …
Prisoner exchange - Wikipedia
A prisoner exchange or prisoner swap is a deal between opposing sides in a conflict to release prisoners: prisoners of war, spies, hostages, etc. Sometimes, dead bodies are involved in an …
How prisoner swap that freed Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan …
Aug 2, 2024 · Prisoner swap that freed Americans detained in Russia took months of delicate deliberations. Here's how the deal was done.
Two Americans held in Afghanistan traded for Taliban prisoner in …
3 days ago · In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held …
Prisoners Are Back on U.S. Soil After Release by Russians
Aug 2, 2024 · In exchange, eight people were freed by the West. The exchange took place at the international airport in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, and involved seven planes ferrying 24 …
U.S., Russia prisoner swap secures release of Evan ... - CBS News
Aug 2, 2024 · The Biden administration announced the release of three U.S. citizens from Russia, including Evan Gershkovich , Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, as part of a complex 24 …
2 Americans Held in Afghanistan Are Freed in Prisoner Swap
3 days ago · In exchange, the Biden administration released an Afghan man convicted on narcotics charges in 2008.