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Norobiik @[email protected]Aug 2, 2024

On a muggy evening at #AndrewsAirForceBase near #WashingtonDC, Gershkovich and the other freed prisoners, ex-marine #PaulWhelan and journalist #AlsuKurmasheva, touched down on #US soil and shortly later disembarked a Bombardier Jet from #Turkey. They were met by their families and the US president and vice-president.

#EvanGershkovich release: #Biden and #Harris greet Americans freed after prisoner swap
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/02/biden-harris-greet-us-america-russia-prisoner-exchange

Evan Gershkovich release: Biden and Harris greet Americans freed after prisoner swap

Emotional scenes at Andrews air force base as Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva step onto American soil

The Guardian

Norobiik @[email protected]Aug 2, 2024

When a notorious Russian assassin and an American newspaper correspondent boarded separate planes in #Turkey on Thursday, it marked the culmination of a secretive, dramatic prisoner swap deal between #Russia and #TheWest that was years in the making. #US #Germany

#VadimKrasikov #EvanGershkovich #PaulWhelan
#AlsuKurmasheva
#AlexeiNavalny

Two years, secret talks, high stakes: How prisoner swap deal was struck
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6p2p4e43lro?utm_source=press.coop

Two years, secret talks, high stakes: The long road to prisoners deal

The deal between Russia and the West followed a tumultuous, dramatic path until its completion on Thursday.

Scott Lucas Aug 2, 2024

#UkraineWar, Days 890-891: Political Prisoners Freed From #Russia in 24-Person Exchange

#EvanGershkovich #AlsuKurmasheva #PaulWhelan

https://eaworldview.com/2024/08/ukraine-war-russia-political-prisoners-freed/

Ogie Ogilthorpe ✅Aug 2, 2024

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/01/evan-gershkovich-paul-whelan-return-after-prisoner-swap/74637708007/

Welcome home, it’s about time.
Well done #President #Biden

#PaulWhelan #EvanGershkovich #AlsuKurmasheva

Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan are back home after historic prisoner swap

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerskovich, former Marine Paul Whelan and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed back in the U.S. late Thursday night.

USA TODAY

The Japan Times Aug 2, 2024

The landmark prisoner swap Russia, the United States and several of its allies agreed to that brought home journalist Evan Gershkovich and former marine Paul Whelan and freed 14 others was more than two years in the making. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/02/world/us-negotiations-russia-prisoner-swap/ #worldnews #us #russia #paulwhelan #evangershkovich #alexeinavalny #alsukurmasheva #vladimirkaramurza #brittneygriner #espionage #germany #olafscholz #joebiden #kamalaharris

The Russia prisoner swap was years in the making for the U.S.

Talks that led to the prisoner exchange started more than two years ago and almost didn't happen.

The Japan Times

KrebsOnSecurity RSS Aug 2, 2024

U.S. Trades Cybercriminals to Russia in Prisoner Swap

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/u-s-trades-cybercriminals-to-russia-in-prisoner-swap/

#Russia'sWaronUkraine #Ne'er-Do-WellNews #VladislavKlyushin #AlexanderVinnik #EvanGershkovich #AlsuKurmasheva #MaximMarchenko #GermanMoyzhes #RomanSeleznev #VadimKrasikov #VladimirPutin #IvanErmakov #Ransomware #PaulWhelan #trickbot #Mt.Gox #BTC-e

U.S. Trades Cybercriminals to Russia in Prisoner Swap – Krebs on Security

ITSEC News Aug 2, 2024

U.S. Trades 5 Cybercriminals to Russia in Prisoner Swap - Twenty-four prisoners were freed today in an international prisoner swap between R... https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/08/u-s-trades-5-cybercriminals-to-russia-in-prisoner-swap/ #russiaswaronukraine #vladislavklyushin #neer-do-wellnews #alexandervinnik #evangershkovich #alsukurmasheva #maximmarchenko #germanmoyzhes #romanseleznev #vadimkrasikov #vladimirputin #ivanermakov #ransomware #paulwhelan #trickbot #mt.gox #btc-e

U.S. Trades Cybercriminals to Russia in Prisoner Swap – Krebs on Security

OUR COMMON GROUND Aug 1, 2024

1st photo of #EvanGershkovich, #PaulWhelan, and #AlsuKurmasheva in American custody following their release from Russian prisons this day.
Wishing them and their family in a joyous reunion and reintegration. Thinking sadly about AlexeiNavalny, the brave, courageous Russian opposition leader who died while being held.