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I cannot even begin to describe the happiness and relief that this news brings and I know all of you wil feel the same.”
Emma Tucker, the Journal's top editor, called it a “day of great joy” and said We’re also working around the clock to bring home Americans being unjustly detained all around the world.”
In his Oval Office address to the American people discussing his recent decision to drop his bid for a second term, the Democrat said Let the traitors now feverishly pick up new names and actively disguise themselves under witness protection programmes,
former President Dmitry Medvedev said The exchange has been made possible through extensive international cooperation,
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement Mr Kara-Murza is a dedicated opponent of Putin’s regime,
Lammy said in a statement Our obligation to protect German nationals and our solidarity with the USA were important motivations,
the government said in a statement We have to ask ourselves why are they coming home. And I think it's because bad guys all over the world recognize Donald Trump's about to be back in office and so they're cleaning house,
Vance told CNN on Thursday Evan Gershkovich is finally free. And Trump had nothing to do with it."
Josh Eakle, the president of Project Liberal, tweeted Trump attempted to use Evan Gershkovich, the American journalist recently freed after being falsely imprisoned in Russia, as leverage for his re-election campaign. However, President Biden has denied him that opportunity."
News blog ... The Intellectualist said While Trump dangled Evan Gershkovich's freedom as a carrot - but *only* if he got elected - Biden actually got it done,
I guess Trump can't use this as fake leverage for votes now. Too bad."
Scott Dworkin, a co-founder of the Democratic Coalition, wrote Now their brutal ordeal is over, and they're free."
Addressing the swap on Thursday, Biden said from the White House Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, will do that for me, but not for anyone else, and we will be paying nothing
the former president said We are overwhelmed with relief and elated for Evan and his family, as well as for the others who were released,
I think it's great news, at least what little we know,
Vance, Trump's running mate in the presidential race, told CNN on Thursday The deal that secured their freedom was a feat of diplomacy. All told, we’ve negotiated the release of 16 people from Russia -- including five Germans and seven Russian citizens who were political prisoners in their own country,
Biden said in a statement released by the White House I am grateful to our Allies who stood with us throughout tough, complex negotiations to achieve this outcome -- including Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, and Turkey. This is a powerful example of why it’s vital to have friends in this world whom you can trust and depend upon. Our alliances make Americans safer,
And let me be clear: I will not stop working until every American wrongfully detained or held hostage around the world is reunited with their family,
Today, three American citizens and one American green-card holder who were unjustly imprisoned in Russia are finally coming home: Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza,
Journalism is clearly not a crime, ... Not here, not there, not anywhere in the world. And Putin should release Evan and Alsu immediately ... And I give you my word as a Biden, we're not going to give up until we get them home. All of them. All of them."
the president said in April at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C