The Latest Breaking News from Evan Gershkovich

Russia freed US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan on Thursday, according to the Turkish presidency. Their releases were part of the largest East-West prisoner exchanges since the end of the Cold War.

The 'Bring Our Families Home Campaign' advocates for detained Americans, including Trevor Reed's return from Russia in 2022.

The Wall Street Journal reporter has been released as part of the US and Russia’s biggest prisoner swap

British-Russian Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza also released alongside a number of political prisoners

US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.

The US journalist has been in Russian custody for nearly 500 days

The Wall Street Journal reporter always felt the pull of his parents’ homeland, believing his Russian language skills and knowledge put him in a unique position to explain the country to the outside world. But, as Chris Stevenson writes, he would end up convicted on trumped-up spying charges

Gershkovich and ex-marine Paul Whelan have been freed and are en route to a destination outside Russia, say reports

US president Joe Biden was surrounded by the families of those that have been released today as he spoke from the White House