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servermsh

(1,406 posts) Thu Aug 1, 2024, 07:31 AM Aug 2024

Bloomberg: Gershkovich and Whelan have been freed [View all]

The article is paywalled, but the first paragraph is available:

Russia released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, according to people familiar with the situation.

LINK: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-01/us-reporter-released-by-russia-in-multi-country-prisoner-swap

EDIT: Also being reported by CNN and others:

LINK: https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/01/politics/russia-us-prisoner-swap/index.html

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Bloomberg: Gershkovich and Whelan have been freed [View all] servermsh Aug 2024 OP

US and Russia carrying out massive prisoner swap, including a number of Americans (CNN) dalton99a Aug 2024 #1

LOL Trumps gonna have a complete breakdown! Beetwasher. Aug 2024 #2

Trump's going to claim he was responsible for the swap. In 3... 2... 1... n/t Hugin Aug 2024 #3

Wow! Johnny2X2X Aug 2024 #4

Whelan was there for three years during Trump's Presidency and he couldn't free him Prairie Gates Aug 2024 #14

Is Fox / Murdoch going to endorse Biden now? newdeal2 Aug 2024 #5

Any minute now! Holding my breath! dchill Aug 2024 #22

Putin realized Trump can't win even WITH cheating. blm Aug 2024 #6

100% had something to do with it Johnny2X2X Aug 2024 #7

double post Johnny2X2X Aug 2024 #8

Maybe Putin is afraid of Kamala ;) servermsh Aug 2024 #12

Thank goodness MissB Aug 2024 #9

Trump is going to melt right the hell down Johnny2X2X Aug 2024 #10

Biden hinted that something like this was in the works in his Oval Office speech Prairie Gates Aug 2024 #11

+1 dalton99a Aug 2024 #15

I'm sure it's been in the works for months. yardwork Aug 2024 #20

Oops for the malaise Aug 2024 #13

And not a word about the US woman journalist, Alsu Kurmasheva. niyad Aug 2024 #16

Per this story, she is being freed Ohio Joe Aug 2024 #18

Thank you. Not seeing it in US coverage (which wasn't covering her incarceration, either). niyad Aug 2024 #19

I know... Ohio Joe Aug 2024 #21

Again, thank you. niyad Aug 2024 #28

Hooray!! Thank you President Biden! Fla Dem Aug 2024 #17

They could leave Whelan angrychair Aug 2024 #23

I had no idea BonnieJW Aug 2024 #30

He was given a bad conduct discharge angrychair Aug 2024 #31

It's a good day. Thank goodness for the Biden state department. lindysalsagal Aug 2024 #24

Putin thinks he will charm President Harris. tavernier Aug 2024 #25

This was a complex deal involving multiple countries. It took a leader like President Biden to get this deal done LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2024 #26

freedom for our prisoners marti Aug 2024 #27

Thank You Joe and Kamala!!! wolfie001 Aug 2024 #29

Statement by President Joe Biden on Securing the Release of Americans Detained in Russia LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2024 #32

After the Israeli switcheroo quakerboy Aug 2024 #33