R*ssia R*leases *.S. J*urnalist And M*rine V*teran In M*jor Pr*soner Sw*p

The United States and Russia have completed one of their biggest multinational prisoner swaps since the Soviet era.

On Thursday, Russia released four U.S. residents, which included journalist Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan.

Secretary Antony Blinken wrote in a statement, “Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, and Alsu Kurmasheva are