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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Americans released from detention in Russia, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews

Nation Aug 27

Alsu Kurmasheva on adjusting to life back home after release from Russian detention

By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako

Nation Aug 02

Americans released from detention in Russia arrive at Kelly Field in San Antonio
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Families reunited as Americans who were detained in Russia arrive home

Rarely has an airport seen such joy after very long delays. But Thursday night was no ordinary night at Joint Base Andrews near Washington where three Americans held by Russia returned home to a presidential welcome. Nick Schifrin reports.

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Lachlan Hyatt

Nation Aug 02

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Americans released from detention in Russia, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews
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Kurmasheva’s husband on release from Russia: ‘I didn’t believe it until I actually saw it’

Alsu Kurmasheva is one of the Americans detained in Russia to come home in a prisoner exchange. To discuss the emotional family reunions, Nick Schifrin spoke with Kurmasheva's husband, Pavel Butorin, and their older daughter, Bibi.

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

World Aug 01

PisonerSwapTape
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Gershkovich among 3 Americans freed in historic prisoner swap with Russia

The waiting, the worrying and the dreadful wondering are over for three Americans jailed in Russia and their families. Journalists Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan are free after an extraordinary prisoner swap deal struck among…

By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi

World Aug 01

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about the release of Americans detained in Russia, in Washington
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Biden administration says prisoner exchange took years of complex negotiations with Russia

Three Americans who were held in Russia are free after a prisoner swap between the United States, its allies and Russia. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jon Finer, President Biden's Deputy National Security Adviser.

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Aug 01

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Former State Department official analyzes implications of U.S.-Russia prisoner trade

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

High-profile Americans held in Russia were released as part of the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War. Nick Schifrin discussed the larger implications of the exchange with Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a…

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Aug 01

Who’s included in the massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West?

By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press

They include journalists, veteran political activists and those simply opposed to the war in Ukraine. Among the Russians jailed in the West were alleged sleeper agents who lived double lives. On Thursday, they walked free – part of the largest East-West…

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Jul 23

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‘The Russian legal system is a sham’: Alsu Kurmasheva’s family blasts her conviction

By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi

Russian courts have convicted a string of journalists in recent days. Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual Russian-American citizen and journalist, was convicted and sentenced to six and a half years in prison for spreading "falsehoods about the Russian army." Her trial…

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Jul 22

U.S.-Russian journalist convicted in a rapid, secret trial, court records show in Russia

By Associated Press

Alsu Kurmasheva, an editor for RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir service, was convicted of “spreading false information” about the military, according to the website of the Supreme Court of Tatarstan.

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Oct 23

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News Wrap: UAW adds Michigan Stellantis factory to ongoing strike

In our news wrap Monday, the United Auto Workers added a new factory to its ongoing strike, Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty to federal charges he acted as an agent for Egypt, a Russian court ordered journalist Alsu Kurmasheva…

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