Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:52pm on 01 Aug 2024,Thursday International
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan have been released by Russia as part of a significant prisoner swap with the US. Both men were jailed on espionage charges that they and the US deny. They are currently en route to destinations outside of Russia. The US and its allies will reciprocate by returning prisoners held under the deal. Details of the exchange remain undisclosed. The US has been negotiating their release for years, with the State Department designating them as wrongly detained.
