Aug 01 Watch 5:40 Gershkovich among 3 Americans freed in historic prisoner swap with Russia By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi 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… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 4:25 Biden administration says prisoner exchange took years of complex negotiations with Russia By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold 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. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:10 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… Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch 5:30 Sister of American not part of Russian prisoner swap: ‘We don’t have the celebrity status’ By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi One American not released in the prisoner swap with Russia is teacher Marc Fogel, who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony in 2022. He was arrested in 2021 at a Moscow airport for carrying medically prescribed… Continue watching
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… Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Biden addresses U.S.-Russia prisoner swap freeing WSJ journalist Gershkovich and others By Associated Press The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal. Continue reading
Aug 01 Russia frees Gershkovich and Whelan, part of biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history By Eric Tucker, Dasha Litvinova, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The trade followed years of secretive back-channel negotiations despite relations between Washington and Moscow being at their lowest point since the Cold War after Russian President Vladimir Putin's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading
Jul 29 Ukrainians honor soldiers killed in blast and demand government to get prisoners of war freed from Russia By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press Ukrainians are urging their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war. Continue reading
Jul 27 Russian warships make another visit to Cuban waters in show of growing ties By Associated Press Three Russian warships arrived in Cuban waters on Saturday, Moscow's second such maritime voyage in as many months in a reflection of deepening ties between Russia and Cuba. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 11:01 Why French authorities fear Russia may attempt to disrupt Paris Olympics By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi Just hours before the Olympic opening ceremony, saboteurs launched a coordinated arson attack on French train lines. It stranded nearly a million travelers and sparked even more concerns about potential threats to the games which are being protected by unprecedented… Continue watching