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Friday, August 2, 2024
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Friday, August 2, 2024
Plane carrying Evan Gershkovich, other freed prisoners lands in US
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland — Journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow prisoners released by Russia have landed in the United States, an AFP journalist reports, as part of an extraordinary swap deal between Washington and Moscow.
A plane carrying Gershkovich, former US marine Paul Whelan, and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva landed at around 11:40 p.m. local time at Joint Base Andrews near Washington, where President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are waiting to greet them.
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