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Watch from Turkey airport as Evan Gershkovich expected to be released in prisoner swap

Watch from Ankara airport in Turkey as a high-profile prisoner swap between Russia and the West that may include jailed journalist Evan Gershkovich is expected to take place on Thursday, 1 August.

The Independent UK

US journalist Gershkovich among 26 freed in Russia prisoner deal with West

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.

France 24

US Citizens Evan Gershkovich And Paul Whelan Expected For Release

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

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Biden says ‘welcome home’ as Americans land in the US – as it happened

Detainees warmly greeted by family members and US president and vice-president after touching down at Joint Airbase Andrews in Maryland

The Guardian - AU

Evan Gershkovich among 26 freed in major Russia-West prisoner exchange

The swap, mediated by Turkey, involved 26 prisoners and seven different countries, security officials say.

Al Jazeera

A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia is underway, an AP source says

A massive prisoner swap involving the United States and Russia is underway

The Independent UK

American Journalist Evan Gershkovich Released In Prisoner Swap

American journalist Evan Gershkovich detained in Russia on espionage charges, sparking international condemnation and calls for his release.

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Third Major Prisoner Exchange Between Russia And US

Recent prisoner exchanges between Russia and the US involving Trevor Reed and Brittney Griner highlight diplomatic complexities and challenges faced by ind...

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Evan Gershkovich embraces his family as he lands at US airbase

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

Evening Standard

Reporter Evan Gershkovich and US marine Paul Whelan released in ‘historic’ US-Russia prisoner swap

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

The Independent UK

Russia To Free US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West: US Media

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.

International Business Times

US-Russia Prisoner Swap Ends Long Detentions

Two men, one American and one Russian, wrongfully detained, released in a US-Russia swap deal after enduring years of imprisonment.

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US And Russia Engage In Large-Scale Prisoner Swap

A prisoner exchange between the US and Russia involving high-profile individuals showcases diplomatic cooperation and progress in bilateral relations.

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Evan Gershkovich: Timeline of US journalist jailed in Russia as prisoner swap underway

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

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Who is Evan Gershkovich? The reporter falsely jailed by Russia at centre of US-Moscow prisoner exchange

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

The Guardian - UK

Russia prisoner swap involving US journalist Evan Gershkovich under way

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

The Independent UK

Russia-US prisoner swap: Biden hails relief of returning Evan Gershkovich in historic exchange

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

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The Independent UK

Russia and West ‘prepare for prisoner swap’

A series of mysterious movements of Western prisoners inside Russia on Wednesday prompted hopes of a prisoner swap

Al Jazeera

Russian advances in Donetsk threaten Ukrainian lines of supply

Moscow’s forces mount their largest assaults in Donetsk since seizing Avdiivka in October.

The Independent UK

Moldova expels Russian diplomat after detaining two officials suspected of treason and conspiracy

Moldova’s foreign ministry says it has expelled a Russian diplomat after two Moldovan officials were detained on suspicion of treason and conspiracy against the European Union candidate country

Evening Standard

First F-16 fighter jets arrive in Ukraine to boost battle against Vladimir Putin’s war

Ukrainian pilots have trained in Britain and other countries on how to fly the modern aircraft

The Independent UK

F-16 fighter jets have arrived in Ukraine – but what impact can they actually have?

How will Putin react?

The Independent UK

Russia launches its biggest drone barrage against Ukraine in 7 months. No injuries are reported

Ukraine’s air force says Ukrainian forces shot down all 89 Shahed drones launched by Russia in a nighttime attack on the country, in what was one of the largest drone barrages this year

The Independent UK

China is restricting export of drones that can be used for military purposes and some drone features

China will ban the export of all unregulated civilian drones that can be used for military purposes or in terrorist activities and restrict certain drone features

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