Russia frees US reporter in major prisoner swap with West
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Washington: Jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for a Berlin murder were among two dozen prisoners freed o...
Washington: Jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and a Russian intelligence colonel jailed for a Berlin murder were among two dozen prisoners freed on Thursday in the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.
The prisoners were flown to Turkey's capital Ankara from Russia, the United States, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Belarus under the complex deal, the Turkish presidency said.
In total, 10 Russians -- including two minors -- were exchanged for 16 Westerners and Russians imprisoned in Russia, said a statement released by the Turkish presidency.
Overjoyed family members appeared in the White House alongside President Joe Biden, who said they'd been able to phone their freed loved ones from the Oval Office.
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