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August 2, 2024

Biden’s massive Russian prisoner swap comes with major trouble for next president

Joe Biden successfully freed some prominent prisoners including a Wall Street Journal reporter, but what next? The massive swap might encourage Putin to take more hostages.

August 2, 2024

Wall Street Journal calls for US policy change on hostage takers after Gershkovich release: ‘Pay a price’

The Wall Street Journal is urging US policymakers to take a stronger stance on those who wrongfully imprison Americans following Evan Gershkovich's release.

August 2, 2024

Conservatives roast Harris for yet another 'word salad' after US-Russia prisoner swap

Republican critics lambasted Vice President Kamala Harris, the de facto Democratic presidential nominee, after she made inarticulate remarks after welcoming home several Americans held prisoner in Russia.

August 2, 2024

JD Vance rips Kamala Harris for more word salad — 'significance of the power of diplomacy'

Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, took heat for her prose during comments to reporters at Joint Base Andrews following the repatriation of Americans jailed in Russia.

August 2, 2024

MSNBC host fact-checked after declaring that Trump failed to get Americans freed from Russia

MSNBC host Katie Phang chastised President Trump for failing to bring U.S. prisoners who were freed this week in Russia home, but most were taken during Biden's term.

August 2, 2024

Evan Gershkovich’s WSJ colleagues, loved ones who worked to get him home celebrate release: 'Beyond thrilled'

The Wall Street Journal newsroom erupted with applause on Thursday when staffers learned Evan Gershkovich was coming home after spending 16 months wrongfully detained by Russia.

August 2, 2024

Americans freed in Russian prisoner swap now back on US soil

Four prisoners who had been locked up in Russia landed in the U.S. and were greeted by President Biden and Vice President Harris Thursday night.

August 1, 2024

Who was involved in Russia prisoner swap: An assassin, hacker, suspected spies and more

A hitman, a hacker, a weapons dealer, suspected spies and more were among eight individuals sought by Russia in a historic prisoner swap that saw 24 prisoners freed.

August 1, 2024

Behind the scenes of the prisoner swap to free WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison

After 16 months in a Russian prison, Evan Gershkovich was released Thursday in the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, orchestrated by the Biden administration.

August 1, 2024

US-Russian prisoner exchanges over the years: See the list

Three American citizens, including Evan Gershkovich, are released from Russian custody as part of a prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia. Here are other major U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps.