Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison Awaiting a Hostage Swap
8 hours ago · Paul Whelan, 54, who returned to American soil as part of a historic prisoner swap with Russia, in Washington, on Friday. Kenny Holston/The New York Times. Paul Whelan was in Moscow that day at ...
What to know about the US-Russia prisoner exchange | AP News
Aug 2, 2024 · The U.S. and Russia completed on Thursday their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history, a deal involving 24 people, many months of negotiations and concessions from other European countries who released individuals in their custody as part of the exchange.
Who was freed in major prisoner swap between Russia and the …
Aug 1, 2024 · American journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan were among the 24 detainees released as part of a complex prisoner swap between Russia, the US and other Western nations.
Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan on a flight back to U.S ... - NBC News
Aug 2, 2024 · A prisoner swap was underway between the United States, Russia, and other countries on Thursday, according to a senior Biden administration official.
Freed American Paul Whelan, in first interview, opens up ... - CBS News
1 day ago · "You realize what you've done here," Whelan said he told the official. "You have no one to trade. They don't want anyone else. And he said, 'Yes, yes, we realize.'"
U.S., Russia prisoner swap secures release of Evan ... - CBS News
Aug 2, 2024 · The Biden administration announced the release of three U.S. citizens from Russia, including Evan Gershkovich , Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva, as part of a complex 24-person prisoner swap.
Bloomberg’s Risky, Embargo-Breaking Evan Gershkovich Scoop
Aug 6, 2024 · Did Bloomberg’s violating an embargo to break the news of the prisoner swap that released Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and others from Russian custody risk the entire deal falling apart?
Two years, secret talks, high stakes: How prisoner swap deal was …
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...
American Paul Whelan gives first interview since being freed ... - CBS News
1 day ago · Contact Us. Help. Paul Whelan, a Marine veteran who was imprisoned in a Russian labor camp for nearly six years until being released after a prisoner swap this summer, tells "Face the Nation with ...
Bloomberg disciplines journalists over premature prisoner swap …
Aug 5, 2024 · Bloomberg News apologized and disciplined employees on Monday for prematurely publishing a story last week that revealed a prisoner exchange involving the United States and Russia that led to the release of detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich.