Americans Including WSJ Reporter Land in US After Russia Prisoner Swap
- WSJ reporter Gershkovich, ex-Marine Whelan let go in deal
- Exchange of 24 prisoners is largest swap since Cold War era
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US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed home Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan and other Americans freed in the largest prisoner swap with Russia since the Cold War.
Biden took a salute from Whelan before embracing him, and clasped Gershkovich and fellow journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds dual Russian and US citizenship, after their plane landed just before midnight at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. They were part of a deal with Russia that included a prized assassin sought by President Vladimir Putin.