WATCH: Americans freed in Russian prisoner swap return to US | LiveNOW from FOX

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan landed back into the U.S. late Thursday night after a prisoner swap with Russia, the biggest in post-Soviet history. The multinational deal set about two dozen people free, according to officials in Turkey, where the exchange took place. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were among those who joined the families of the three Americans at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington D.C. Gershkovich was accused of spying in March 2023. Whelan, a Michigan corporate security executive, was jailed in Russia on espionage charges that his family and the U.S. government have said are baseless. Alsu Kurmasheva and Vladimir Kara-Murza were also released from Russian custody.
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said earlier Thursday that the U.S. had been working on a deal to free Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny before he died earlier this year while imprisoned by the Russian government. Harris said she spoke on Thursday with Navalny's widow, Yulia Navalnaya. Meantime, WNBA star Brittney Griner, who went through her own high-profile prisoner exchange with Russia in 2022 after she had been sentenced to nine years in jail for drug possession and smuggling, said she was "head over heels happy for the families."

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コメント (21)

@carmenthong222 4時間前

Those look like such heartfelt exchanges with the President and VP. They must be so grateful and happy to be free.
@Jayson_G3820 5時間前

About time paul Whelan is Free God bless America 🇺🇸#1
@naturalvee67 4時間前

Thank you for covering this moment without any political bias. These Americans are home, these families united once again. That's all that matters. 🙏🏾
@MealTeam6_ 4時間前

This is a time to take politics aside................WELCOME HOME!!!! AMERICA!
@patriciaegan7244 5時間前

What a sight! Finally, Welcome Home.
@user-gt6he4ib4b 5時間前

К меня слезы 😢 обоих сторон 🙏🙏🇳🇱💞
@MauricioChang-mm2sp 5時間前

Thank you Chief!!! Thank you VP!! this is what America is about 🇺🇸
@rolandomoreno104 4時間前

Safe on US soil
@LK-dx2oq 4時間前

Oh, this is what they should have already done. Now Kamala can look like she knows something about international affairs.
@user-yr2ik2mj5z 4時間前

Всем Мира и Добра 🕊️
@BrianSalazar-kn5ng 4時間前

Had to do something right for a change, Obidens popularity is pretty poor and he needed something! FINALLY
@DOL3rd 4時間前

Thank God these Americans are back home! On a separate note - remember folks, the more big words and rhymes you use, the more confident you sound: "This is an extraordinary day, and um, I'm very thankful for our President, and what he has done with his entire career, but in particular, as it relates to these families, and these individuals, what he has been able to do to bring the allies together on many issues. But in particular, this one, this is just an extraordinary testament to the importance of having a President who understands the power of diplomacy, and understands the strength that rests in understanding the significance of diplomacy and strengthening alliances. This is an incredible day. You can see it in the families, in their eyes and in their cries." ~Kamala
@robinberry4957 5時間前

Prisoner swap? Why didn't we have more information about this?
@penelopelgoss2520 4時間前

Hidden out of view... this should have been a MUCH BIGGER EVENT!!!!!
@evildoer3584 4時間前

BREAKING NEWS: Joe Biden says it was nice to see his aunts and uncles again at the picnic today..
@marlinpinzon7470 4時間前

Thank god there home
@emilycruz9902 4時間前

I am happy they are home. Why wasn't this done sooner?
@YourChannelHere2000 4時間前

Who's dicing onions? 😢 Welcome home. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
@redbaboonass4416 3時間前

I feel bad for the family of the other American who wasn't part of the prisoner exchange and is still stuck in a Russian prison. Sentenced to 14yrs because he was caught in 2022 with prescription marijuana at the Moscow Airport.
@saskia315 4時間前

A whole bunch of trolls are here disrespecting our president, VP and happy reunion. Shame on you, keep your vitriol to yourself.