Americans released in prisoner swap with Russia celebrate emotional return

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Published 2024-08-02
Marine veteran Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, all of whom were wrongfully detained in Russia, are back in the U.S. after being part of a complex swap involving a total of two dozen prisoners. When asked Friday about Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel, who in 2022 was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony for allegedly possessing medical marijuana, President Biden told reporters Friday that "we're not giving up on that." Weijia Jiang reports from the White House.

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All Comments (21)
  • @leesahangel5814
    About F***in' Time! Paul Whelan should have been the FIRST released!
  • @carriburgess5531
    Can you report when these prisoners were sentenced? Bid3n acted like they were in during Trumpes administration.
  • @colleenmarney9061
    Congratulations ๐ŸŽŠ Welcome Home โค๐Ÿ˜Š USA ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜Š
  • @customer5032
    Thank you President Biden and VP Harris for bringing Americans back home to their families today! ๐Ÿ’™
  • @theophilejulien9288
    A self-educated in behavioral psychology.....not able to continue his higher education because of unfortunate capabilities of paying for each semester. So I have been working hard to educate myself to the best of my ability while assisting the most unfortunates and maintaining a good relationship with the public, law officers, and my family. I don't even have a place to sleep; let less be able to pay for college......"free education should be the norm globally."
  • @valor101arise
    Why are our leaders ok with getting the Short End of the stick.... or less citizens? Where is love for our people?!??!
  • @waccaw11
    Thanks president Joe biden and madam kamala harris for bringing Paul HOME and thee other 2 VOTE BLUE TO GET SHT DONE
  • @dgc5150
    Thank you Biden, now go back to the basement!!!
  • @theophilejulien9288
    Well well, if two powerful countries can swap prisoners. Therefore United States, Russia, China, Germany, Italy and other great nations can form an alliance to bring stability and global peace in the world. These alliance nations can work very hard to reduce weapons of mass destruction, free education throughout the world, dismantle famine globally, create massive jobs, housing for all people, trade between nations. If that happens then we will definitely be blessed by God for a global world peace in our planet. But selfishness, racist, greed, and ignorance from mankind will definitely makes it impossible for us to achieve this goal. This anecdote is from the critical thinker in world's affair. TJ.....a gifted soldier of the Almighty God. May we all be blessed by the powerful omnipotent.
  • @user-jgfdds56iigv7
    โคโคโค๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒWELCOME HOME! Great job Joe and Madam VP
  • @user-tm4pz3we6w
    I wonder if they would have come back earlier if they were a bunch of lesbians like Griner.
  • @BonafideGail
    Thank you President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the Biden administration for negotiating the release of our american citizens. Nobody else could do it.