Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan released in massive US-Russia prisoner exchange

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Publicado 2024-08-01
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were released in a historic prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday.

President Joe Biden confirmed that they, plus Alsu Kurmasheva and Vladimir Kara-Murza, were freed along with five Germans and seven Russian citizens who were being held as political prisoners.

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on August 1, 2024.

Details: ktla.com/news/evan-gershkovich-paul-whelan-to-be-r…

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Todos los comentarios (21)
  • @Meg-hz9kf
    Putin is playing chess he wants weak leadership in the US 😮
  • @Er-sv5tn
    Spent years in prison , if they had just been a basketball player, would have been home in a few months.
  • @user-gk8oc7lg3l
    Thank you God for sending these people home to their families
  • @RADARTechie
    Whats wrong, deleted my comment asking who they were swapped for? Dont worry, no bias there.
  • @Asimmehra
    Weren’t they prisoners? Aren’t prisoners people have committed crimes?
  • @mayeday1263
    You could have brought paul back along time ago but you decided britney was all you needed.
  • Just watch your political affiliation here in the states or you could find yourself back in prison.
  • @khaleb36
    there is some americans hostages in Gaza by hamas, are you free them too?
  • @edwinhidalgo1242
    I saw the Russians released arrive in Moscow, half were children!
  • @kidbluboo
    Sheesh how many prisoner swaps has happened in the last 4 years??