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Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva arrived in San Antonio, Texas, early Friday morning after being freed from Russian prisons in a mass prisoner swap.

The U.S. and Russia completed on Thursday their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people.

Thursday’s swap of 24 prisoners surpassed a deal involving 14 people that was struck in 2010.

Part of the overwhelming joy at the White House Thursday afternoon as President Joe Biden discussed the release of several Americans in the largest prisoner swap with Russia in post-Soviet history was Massachusetts’ Elizabeth Whelan. Her brother, former Marine Paul Whelan, was one of four Americans falsely accused of spying on Russia who returned home in a multinational deal involving…

The United States and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap 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.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was freed from Russian custody as part of a prisoner swap, but many, including Griner’s family, were quick to point out another American name was not listed as part of the deal.

A prisoner swap is underway between the United States, Russia, and other countries on Thursday, according to a senior Biden administration official.

While high-profile prisoner exchanges have occurred in the past, the prospects of further swaps are unclear, and so is the overall number of those in Russian custody.

Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a maximum security prison by a Russian court after he was found guilty of espionage in a case the U.S. government has denounced as a sham.

Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist, was found guilty of espionage Friday in a Russian court and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

A Russian court has sentenced American journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges after a brief trial his employer, The Wall Street Journal, has rejected as a sham.

A Russian court ordered the arrest of Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has accused Putin of his death and vowed to continue his opposition activities.

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Ural Mountains city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny.

More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, have been killed by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, its governor says.

The trial is being held behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg, in the same court that next week is to begin hearing the case of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested in March 2023 and charged with espionage.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed a new partnership deal that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is attacked, as both face escalating standoffs with the west.

A Russian court says the espionage trial in Russia of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will begin on June 26 and will be held behind closed doors.

Russian officials say Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, will stand trial on espionage charges in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg.

Banned from the Olympics because of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia is running a secret influence campaign to discredit the Games and spark fears of terror attacks.

An American soldier who was accused of stealing from his girlfriend during an unauthorized trip to Russia, has pleaded guilty to theft, Russian media reported Wednesday.