3 newly freed Americans on road to recovery after landmark prisoner exchange with Russia

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Published 2024-08-02
The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people free.

Gershkovich, Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist with dual U.S.-Russia citizenship, arrived on American soil shortly before midnight for a joyful reunion with their families. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris also were at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to greet them and dispense hugs all around.

KTLA's Samantha Cortese reports on August 2, 2024.

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All Comments (8)
  • @duitrieu1
    Months and years in brutal conditions? They look healthy a hell
  • @bravOscar63
    “Brutal” really??? They sure look in good shape. Better than the two jokers at the tarmac - distinctly at the center for the photo ops and media coverage🤢…🤮
  • @702trekker5
    Media continues to censor. The old man strangely walks onto the plane as if he’s going to take off in it…then head butt’s the girl in another cringe moment.
  • @koostory1776
    She tells them, Significance of the passage of time
  • @timray7066
    That whalen guy is lucky he did not get into serious trouble. The pics I've seen from the news. Not to be trusted
  • @sheilakoren9471
    This could have been done earlier. Why wait till now? Election season maybe? Ya, I think so.