Americans released in historic prisoner swap arrive in US

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris greeted three American citizens and one permanent resident as they arrived home after a long flight following a landmark prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday.
Newsweek
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, security executive Paul Whelan and radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland at 11.37pm on a chartered plane from Ankara, in Turkey.
The Independent
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Two dozen people were released during the largest prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow in post-Soviet history on Thursday, including three Americans and one US citizen.
Daily Express
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A fourth freed prisoner, Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian Kremlin critic with US residency, was also among those freed but was returning separately to the United States.
CNA

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