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brittney griner, but not freeing paul whelan. and we'll alongside her so certainly there's going to be a political discussion that follows this, but i think that president biden has talked for years about his ability and his work behind the scenes to strengthen the alliance's of the united states overseas. and there's no question that the u.s. and the white house in particular needed to lean on some of those alliances with multiple countries in order to secure the potential for a deal like this to happen. so certainly expect that to be something that we hear from the white house if and when this deal is to happen and something that we expect to hear from democrats more broadly plea absolutely. >> kayla is at the white house for us going to be bring us any updates you hear from there still here with us is jonathan franks, spokesperson for the bring our families home campaign. he was involved in the release and helping to secure the release of former us marine trevor reed in 2022 it's underway as all the reporting and what all the
brittney griner, but not freeing paul whelan. and we'll alongside her so certainly there's going to be a political discussion that follows this, but i think that president biden has talked for years about his ability and his work behind the scenes to strengthen the alliance's of the united states overseas. and there's no question that the u.s. and the white house in particular needed to lean on some of those alliances with multiple countries in order to secure the potential for a deal like this...
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former marine paul whelan, gershkovich. former marine paul whelan. three — gershkovich.whelan, three american - gershkovich. former marine paul whelan, three american citizens | whelan, three american citizens and also, leading kremlin critic and green card holder vladimir curra more as an as our plane comes into land, you can only imagine the relief that the families who have been campaigning for their loved ones to return home and in some cases for years now seeing that moment as our plane finally taxis in with their loved ones. returning. we still got my colleague, will grant there, well, that plane out, touching down and what were expecting next is president biden and vice—president, kamala harris to greet them of the aircraft? that's right. i think you really point out the sense of emotion that the families must be feeling now. what a world when few days the must of hard, we understand that evan gershkovich�*s mother knew about 48 hours ago, and so ever since then, she must�*ve had her heart in a mouth because it's not entirely clear in those remaining hours if thin
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presumably, including the demographic —— —— whelan. demographic -- -- whelan.emographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too _ demographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too equals _ demographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too equals in _ demographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too equals in any - demographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too equals in any real. talking about too equals in any real sense, so it will be spun as a russian victory, it russian diplomatic victory but the west has been made to see sense and that its valued citizens are returning home as well. as you say, one shouldn't indulge in equivocation here, but i'm afraid moral compromises in orderfor the greater i'm afraid moral compromises in order for the greater good to win out, but of course this will be spun in russia by the russian state owned and directed media. find in russia by the russian state owned and directed media.— in russia by the russian state owned and directed media. and as we speak to ou, we and directed media. and as we speak to you
presumably, including the demographic —— —— whelan. demographic -- -- whelan.emographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too _ demographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too equals _ demographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too equals in _ demographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too equals in any - demographic -- -- whelan. we're not talking about too equals in any real. talking about too equals in any real sense, so it will be spun as a russian victory,...
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where it appeared president biden put some kind of pin on paul whelan's lapel. can you speak about this? >> yes and i think you know, we put this question to the white house a short time ago. and i was trying to see there if you could tell in that image, steph. and it is hard to tell. but it strikes me that potentially as a marine veteran, that paul whelan is of the group that is a little bit of the connection there. what kind of pin that is the pin we have seen a lot of on this platform and this group of assembled journalist is the i stand with the evan opinion to get evan gershkovich released. now, beautifully, those pins, those hats, those signs can nows be retired which is a wonderful thing to be able to say and do. but we will be sure to report back on report back on what that may have been. i can tell you earlier today when you see the younger relatives. the daughter hugging her mom and not letting go. she is celebrate ago birthday so president biden earlier today had the entire room serenade her with a rendition of that. he said in typical biden family tr
where it appeared president biden put some kind of pin on paul whelan's lapel. can you speak about this? >> yes and i think you know, we put this question to the white house a short time ago. and i was trying to see there if you could tell in that image, steph. and it is hard to tell. but it strikes me that potentially as a marine veteran, that paul whelan is of the group that is a little bit of the connection there. what kind of pin that is the pin we have seen a lot of on this platform...
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we also know that paul whelan, sister is there. evan gershkovich father and mother? sister and brother-in-law, and the husband of alsu kurmasheva, as well. president biden, vice president harris, walking side-by-side in a critical moment can we go back to excuse oh, they're walking right now with evan gershkovich, his mother were hearing i think the voice of paul whelan, if i'm not mistaken biden is approaching towards the press right now, while we hear more from the president in it tastes on this extraordinary moment even briefly trotting to access the press relief for the family. >> did you think that this moment would come, sir? >> yes. >> what made you feel so confident relation move ahead? that was what american, sir. >> what did you have to say to the three americans and their family members? welcome home and beyond that you said, sir, that family is everything earlier today. what has it meant to be with the family all day today as they are now finally reunited with their loved what you appreciate it. >> look anyone who's lost family worried about whether famil
we also know that paul whelan, sister is there. evan gershkovich father and mother? sister and brother-in-law, and the husband of alsu kurmasheva, as well. president biden, vice president harris, walking side-by-side in a critical moment can we go back to excuse oh, they're walking right now with evan gershkovich, his mother were hearing i think the voice of paul whelan, if i'm not mistaken biden is approaching towards the press right now, while we hear more from the president in it tastes on...
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and paul whelan has been left behind. that has been tremendously challenging getting for his family he is serving there. he has called our colleague jennifer hansler multiple times from the penal colony where he is to talk about his emotions and how challenging it has been for him to effectively ride this wave of emotions sometimes he feels like the u.s. government is working on his behalf. sometimes he felt like they weren't doing enough and was pleading with them to do more. now, when it comes to what the state department has said about the status of these ongoing efforts but recently, they haven't said much. and so it was late last year that the secretary of state, antony blinken, called on russia to accept a deal that the united states had put on the table for them as far as we knew, right? russia had rejected the proposal that the u.s. put on the table for them that was after brittney griner was released from russia last year, but since then and it's now been eight months, we haven't gotten a sudden an update from us
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marine, paul whelan. join us now, white house correspondent gabe gutierrez. also with us, david rhodes, senior executive editor on national security for nbc news, and former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, bill taylor. thank you all for joining us. gabe, what are we hearing from the white house this morning, as this prisoner swap is underway. >> hi there, ana, good morning. potentially a momentous day at the white house, and as you said, we are awaiting details of what this prisoner swap entails and we are awaiting word to hear that these prisoners are safely in u.s. custody. we cannot report any more than that at this point. but as you said, there are several high profile prisoners that we have been watching in russia for quite some time. among them, evan gershkovich, and paul whelan who has been imprisoned in russia for years. this has been a top priority for the biden administration, ana, since president biden came into office. his administration has secured the release of dozens of wrongfully detained ind
marine, paul whelan. join us now, white house correspondent gabe gutierrez. also with us, david rhodes, senior executive editor on national security for nbc news, and former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, bill taylor. thank you all for joining us. gabe, what are we hearing from the white house this morning, as this prisoner swap is underway. >> hi there, ana, good morning. potentially a momentous day at the white house, and as you said, we are awaiting details of what this prisoner swap...
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paul whelan had been help since mr. trump's time in office. >> why didn't he do it when he was president? >> reporter: a legacy achievement for the freed americans, long-awaited homecoming. >> i want to bring in a friend, newly freed russian dissident vladimir kara-murza. he's the founder and ceo of hermitage capitol management and the largest foreign investor in russia until 2005. he wrote the book, freezing order. a true story of money laundering, murder, and surviving the vladimir putin's wrath. i am privileged to be with you tonight because we got to see several americans who were freed from the vladimir putin's wrath. how do you feel tonight? >> it was very emotional. it's an emotional day and emotional evening. i watched those images as evan gershkovich, paul whelan, and alsu kurmasheva got off the airplane and saw their families. i know the feeling because of been intimately involved in the duress of another family, the family of vladimir kara-murza. valletta merck, his family lives in the united states. is a bir
paul whelan had been help since mr. trump's time in office. >> why didn't he do it when he was president? >> reporter: a legacy achievement for the freed americans, long-awaited homecoming. >> i want to bring in a friend, newly freed russian dissident vladimir kara-murza. he's the founder and ceo of hermitage capitol management and the largest foreign investor in russia until 2005. he wrote the book, freezing order. a true story of money laundering, murder, and surviving the...
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then paul whelan and he is a u.s. marine and they are coming home. >> brian: "new york post" and we have it here and covering it. >> ainsley: i'm heading to go interview usha vance. first interview since her husband became the vice presidential candidate. everyone have a great weekend. >> steve: "america's newsroom" starts now. >> bill: good morning. we'll pick up the coverage from here. there appears to be good news this morning. it appears that evan and paul apparently are coming home. a major prisoner exchange between the u.s. and russia in the works as we speak that would free the jailed american journalist evan gershkovitch and former marine paul whelan. we'll work through it as we get it step-by-step. we don't know where these gentlemen are and wait for more information on that. >> dana: so much to come. it could be a very good day. i'm dana perino and this is "america's newsroom." evan gershkovitch spent 16 months behind bars. paul whelan was arrested in 2018. >> bill: what we don't know is what putin gets. we
then paul whelan and he is a u.s. marine and they are coming home. >> brian: "new york post" and we have it here and covering it. >> ainsley: i'm heading to go interview usha vance. first interview since her husband became the vice presidential candidate. everyone have a great weekend. >> steve: "america's newsroom" starts now. >> bill: good morning. we'll pick up the coverage from here. there appears to be good news this morning. it appears that evan...
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whelan, the retired marine, held for nearly six years. repeatedly left out of earlier prisoner swaps. mary bruce from the white house. how it all came together. and what paul whelan's brother told me in our exclusive television interview. >>> the gold rush at the summer games, and the history made. simone biles proving why she's called the greatest of all time. katie ledecky breaks another all-time record in the pool. maggie rulli with late details from paris. >>> the race for the white house. donald trump doubles down on his attacks on vice president harris. questioning her racial identity. rachel scott reporting. >>> the stunning new details about the assassination of a top hamas leader while he was visiting iran. as tehran weighs its response. >>> and the extreme heat grips most of the country. 170 million americans under heat alerts. >>> thanks for joining us on this thursday night, i'm whit johnson, in for david. and we begin tonight with that historic prison exchange. at this hour, several americans are on their way home after a lan
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the gershkovich family, the whelan family, and others involved here? yeah. we should note that this is part of a broader and expanding strategy by russia, you could call it hostage diplomacy hostage brinkmanship, even which us officials have been discussing with me for years now whereby russia deliberately takes americans hostage, in effect on trumped up charges so that they have bargaining chips that they could use to pressure the u.s. and get people out that they want. think of a brittney griner for viktor boot and almost invariably totally incomparable pairs here, right? a wnba star for a massive weapons deal or in the case of the griner boot exchange. and we should it also note it's not just russia that does this. iran does this as well. china does it. you'll remember the hostage deal that released american siamak namazi, as well as others that involved a multi-billion-dollar exchange of cash from the u.s. to avant to iran via proxies. china has done similar when a senior executive with huawei was taken by canada for extradition here in the u.s among one
the gershkovich family, the whelan family, and others involved here? yeah. we should note that this is part of a broader and expanding strategy by russia, you could call it hostage diplomacy hostage brinkmanship, even which us officials have been discussing with me for years now whereby russia deliberately takes americans hostage, in effect on trumped up charges so that they have bargaining chips that they could use to pressure the u.s. and get people out that they want. think of a brittney...
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whelan spoke to cnn's jennifer hansler, a number of times. from inside a russian prison over the years extremely maybe it's the best word to turn 54 in a russian prison. david whelan reacting to his brothers released today in a statement, quote, it's vital that he be given agency over his life. again, something the kremlin took away for so many years, wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich was the first american journalist to be arrested on spying charges in russia since the cold war. and just three weeks ago, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison after his arrest in 2023. >> we've all worked toward this day for so long, each in our own way. and it's wonderful to see it come together like this. >> kurmasheva is also on her way home. the russian america i can report are working for a us government funded news outlet, was sentenced to more than six years in prison for failing to register as a foreign agent. all three appearing in a photo together on the plane and turkey deal that made this possible was a field of diplomacy and friendshi
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and in paul whelan's case, years for them to be home. the pictures do tell this story. that is evan gershkovich embracing his mom ella milman after lifting her into the air. can you imagine. president biden giving former marine paul whelan the american flag pin right off his own lapel. and also kirma shayva, she was reunited with her husband and daughters, including her youngest, the one in the gray shirt there who turns 13 years old today, remarkably i was told by jake sullivan that she was supposed to be going to a taylor swift concert tonight in poland, but she was told she couldn't make that trip because there was a more important visit that would be taking place. as for president biden, it was a chance to bask in what he described as a wonderful moment after an extraordinarily trying few weeks. jake sullivan said this morning that biden's determination and personal diplomacy even as his own presidential bid was faltering was critical to ensuring that this deal got done. >> these are very tough decisions, and the president has to weigh as do the other leaders, has t
and in paul whelan's case, years for them to be home. the pictures do tell this story. that is evan gershkovich embracing his mom ella milman after lifting her into the air. can you imagine. president biden giving former marine paul whelan the american flag pin right off his own lapel. and also kirma shayva, she was reunited with her husband and daughters, including her youngest, the one in the gray shirt there who turns 13 years old today, remarkably i was told by jake sullivan that she was...
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paul whelan for over six years. able to come home, to have their families be able to greet them is just so memorable beyond words. >> it was a complicated deal. it was really led by the president, by his intelligence director, the national security advisor, secretary of state, hostage negotiator. it's so unusual in the face of the war right now with ukraine by proxy the u.s. and russia, nato and russia more properly. the fact that this could be done, that nations, including the kremlin, they have particular interests and their interest was in getting this russian assassin and other russian prisoners out. >> that's right. it speaks to just how important family voices and advocates are incontinuing to pressure them. we helped get russian citizens out of jail being held wrongfully by their own country. it speaks to the whole of government effort in getting this kind of a deal done. you mentioned jake sullivan, the president, obviously. the hostage negotiator who we have worked closely with in the past, organizations li
paul whelan for over six years. able to come home, to have their families be able to greet them is just so memorable beyond words. >> it was a complicated deal. it was really led by the president, by his intelligence director, the national security advisor, secretary of state, hostage negotiator. it's so unusual in the face of the war right now with ukraine by proxy the u.s. and russia, nato and russia more properly. the fact that this could be done, that nations, including the kremlin,...
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let's watch it was paul whelan who has been serving a sentence for years. he was the first to descend down the stairs, having now embracing the president of the united states of america after a lengthy conversation with the vice president with whom he is now embracing as he is turning his head towards the family members that await him, waving back to the crowd as america waves back evan gershkovich he is now on the ground right we're watching evan gershkovich having shook the hands of the president and vice president embracing both it appears that appears to be saying, thank you as he's walking now, arms outstretched to his no we're now seeing also comer shaver was shaking the hands of the president of the united states, the third american freed in a prisoner swap alex remind the audience about the significance of this particular person being freed here we are united with her daughters and her husband. >> her daughters are bibi and miriam. her husband is pavel. butorin and, what can you say? just a beautiful family reunion for all three of them how can this
let's watch it was paul whelan who has been serving a sentence for years. he was the first to descend down the stairs, having now embracing the president of the united states of america after a lengthy conversation with the vice president with whom he is now embracing as he is turning his head towards the family members that await him, waving back to the crowd as america waves back evan gershkovich he is now on the ground right we're watching evan gershkovich having shook the hands of the...
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then you have paul whelan, former us marine, he has beenin whelan, former us marine, he has been in prisonfaint—hearted. you might have seen some of the pictures of it. they have a standard procedure whereby when prisoners are moved from one cell to another they have their arms put behind them, doubled over, with their faces facing to the ground, and of course they have been put into drill alongside some really hardened criminals, murderers, rapists, as in many gels around the world, but it is not a place for the faint—hearted, plus you have an incredibly tough conditions which killed off alexei navalny earlier this year in february when he was sent to an arctic penal colony. then you also have other people that the west would like out of there. you have vladimir kara—murza, a british, russian british citizen, and, critic who is serving a 25 year sentence. there is rico cregan, a german citizen being held in belarus who were sentenced to death but that was and commuted by president lukashenko. there are others who are less well known. the people at russia wants out our vadim krasikov, we h
then you have paul whelan, former us marine, he has beenin whelan, former us marine, he has been in prisonfaint—hearted. you might have seen some of the pictures of it. they have a standard procedure whereby when prisoners are moved from one cell to another they have their arms put behind them, doubled over, with their faces facing to the ground, and of course they have been put into drill alongside some really hardened criminals, murderers, rapists, as in many gels around the world, but it...
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custody as is paul whelan. and that is just coming over. that according to these sources, both paul whelan and evan gershkovich are in united states custody. they're free. right now. and, again, alexander, when you hear this, it is just so monumental and we think of whelan who has been in prison there since 2018, what are your thoughts? >> i was sitting in the office that was responsible for russia, u.s.-russia policy and the name paul whelan came up repeatedly after he was detained. this was going to be a difficult negotiation. it took, for his family, from his family's perspective, it took way too long. i'm sure there is enormous joy about the fact he's now back -- he's going to be back with his family. same thing with regards to evan. i really also have to think about the injustice for the victims of the russians, those folks were experiencing some degree of peace with regard to the fact that hardened criminals involved in various different kinds of crimes were behind bars. so i'm sure that they are, you know, saddened by the fact that t
custody as is paul whelan. and that is just coming over. that according to these sources, both paul whelan and evan gershkovich are in united states custody. they're free. right now. and, again, alexander, when you hear this, it is just so monumental and we think of whelan who has been in prison there since 2018, what are your thoughts? >> i was sitting in the office that was responsible for russia, u.s.-russia policy and the name paul whelan came up repeatedly after he was detained. this...
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we have the names of evan and paul whelan. russian american radio journalist was part of the mix. you've just confirmed that person also has gone free. any word of mark fogel? we had a guest on earlier formerly of the trump administration, national senior advisor, security advisor victoria coates from pennsylvania, one of her citizens from 2022, mark fogel. they were hoping that he was in the mix. his family was engaged today. any word of that name or any other americans at this point being held inside russia? >> yes, so we do have some other names. mark fogel is not among the people being released. we are told that there were efforts to get mark fogel returned and that was just not going to happen. those efforts are continuing. however, along with the three u.s. citizens and one legal permanent resident there were 12 german nationals russian political prisoners returning to germany and they included a list here. [names are >> this is all coming in rapid fire now. the families are in the oval office and any moment calling thei
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americans, evan gershkovich and paul whelan are in american custody after a massive massive prisoner swap with russia. it involves 26 people and seven countries. at this exchange happen at an airport and awkward turkey, you see that airport there? it. happened just moments ago. president biden confirmed the exchange. >> the deal also included washington post columnist vladimir kara murza, among others now we haven't yet seen, of course, the people who are coming off and historically, just to put this in context, this has not happened, nothing close so this has happened since the end of the cold war any moment president biden will address the nation from the white house and we will of course, bring that to you live cnn and journalists are in place across the world working their sources and they're going to bring you all the latest details. >> matthew chance is in london, kylie atwood at the state department. we're going to start though with mj lee at the white house, mj. i know you have some new reporting on what to expect from president biden and some of the details that went into th
americans, evan gershkovich and paul whelan are in american custody after a massive massive prisoner swap with russia. it involves 26 people and seven countries. at this exchange happen at an airport and awkward turkey, you see that airport there? it. happened just moments ago. president biden confirmed the exchange. >> the deal also included washington post columnist vladimir kara murza, among others now we haven't yet seen, of course, the people who are coming off and historically, just...
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paul whelan was held in unheated barracks with black mold. evan gershkovich was held -- according to a journalist called it a psychologically tortuous placement to make prisoners feel isolated and abandoned. >> can we all stipulate that russia is a brutal place to which no american should travel again? when president biden speaks today, i would like the president to say "don't go to russia." under no circumstance should any businessman or businesswoman or sports person go to russia. if you do, you put yourself at great risk. otherwise, all we are doing is providing russia with future people to take hostage. this is what we need to recognize about vladimir putin and the regime. it is a joyous days for the family. the reunification of those families with their loved ones. of course, it is everything they are yearning for. what about the assassin who is released? what about the victims? what about their family who see somebody being released from prison? this is why you have to call russia what it is. i hope every american realizes it is russia
paul whelan was held in unheated barracks with black mold. evan gershkovich was held -- according to a journalist called it a psychologically tortuous placement to make prisoners feel isolated and abandoned. >> can we all stipulate that russia is a brutal place to which no american should travel again? when president biden speaks today, i would like the president to say "don't go to russia." under no circumstance should any businessman or businesswoman or sports person go to...
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marine, paul whelan who were on their way home to the u.s. right now.ion with nbc news senior executive editor for national security david rohde and political analyst, peter baker. national security adviser jake sullivan described this as vintage joe biden, rallying allies to get this done, and i want to play a moment from his briefing just a short time ago. >> i spent a lot of time with the families of evan and paul and alsu, and most of the time, as you can imagine, those are tough conversations. but not today. today -- excuse me -- today was a very good day. and we're going to build on it. drawing inspiration and continued courage from it for all of those who were held hostage or wrongfully detained around the world. i saved my tearing up for this podium. i would like to strike that from the record, i don't know if that's permitted, probably not. >> a really emotional time, clearly, for all of those involved in the deal, in the biden administration, can you paint the picture of how intricate the international coordination was here and how president b
marine, paul whelan who were on their way home to the u.s. right now.ion with nbc news senior executive editor for national security david rohde and political analyst, peter baker. national security adviser jake sullivan described this as vintage joe biden, rallying allies to get this done, and i want to play a moment from his briefing just a short time ago. >> i spent a lot of time with the families of evan and paul and alsu, and most of the time, as you can imagine, those are tough...
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then paul whelan and he is a u.s.ey are coming home. >> brian: "new york post" and we have it here and covering it. >> ainsley: i'm heading to go interview usha vance. first interview since her husband became the vice presidential candidate. everyone have a great weekend. >> steve: "america's newsroom" starts now. >> bill: good morning. we'll pick up the coverage from here. there appears to be good news this morning. it appears that evan and paul apparently are coming home. a major prisoner exchange between the u.s. and russia in the works as we speak that would free the jailed american
then paul whelan and he is a u.s.ey are coming home. >> brian: "new york post" and we have it here and covering it. >> ainsley: i'm heading to go interview usha vance. first interview since her husband became the vice presidential candidate. everyone have a great weekend. >> steve: "america's newsroom" starts now. >> bill: good morning. we'll pick up the coverage from here. there appears to be good news this morning. it appears that evan and paul...
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brought home brittney griner and in a prisoner swap that did not include paul whelan. and we're told from that point on, they were working feverishly to try to come up with another solution. to get paul home. evan gershkovich was then arrested in 2023 at the end of march. and this added even more urgency to these us efforts to get them home. and we are told by national security adviser jake sullivan that these were painstaking negotiations over months and months months they involved quiet diplomacy among a number of allies scouring the globe to look for people to include in this swap. and perhaps the most important element, trying to convince germany to include this convicted russian assassin named vadim krasikov who was the key demand from moscow. moscow has made very clear for years that they wanted krasikov back and that they would not release americans until the germans did so, so jake said that this was a lot of efforts to have these conversations with german officials to get them on board with this deal. he actually met with evan's parents in the white house back
brought home brittney griner and in a prisoner swap that did not include paul whelan. and we're told from that point on, they were working feverishly to try to come up with another solution. to get paul home. evan gershkovich was then arrested in 2023 at the end of march. and this added even more urgency to these us efforts to get them home. and we are told by national security adviser jake sullivan that these were painstaking negotiations over months and months months they involved quiet...
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russia was offering paul whelan.ll give you paul whelan back but we want the russian killer we got to talk to germany. they talk to germany no an ordinary american for a drained killer we are not going to do it. evan gershkovich himself two weeks before he was arrested, the cia director was talking to his counterpart in russia and they said look, putin really wants to trade the killer for whelan. evan was texting a colleague he said quote they keep stupidly asking for him. germans obviously won't go for that if the biden administration, this is between the two top spies, if the biden administration wouldn't exchange the killer for whelan, then perhaps it was surmised by evan and others they would for a correspondent for a major newspaper. so have you got the top guys, russia and the united states talking about whelan and the killer. they go no, no, no. essentially russia said we need something more high profile so they grabbed him. >> kayleigh: yeah. of course. >> it's fascinating. encourage everyone to read this com
russia was offering paul whelan.ll give you paul whelan back but we want the russian killer we got to talk to germany. they talk to germany no an ordinary american for a drained killer we are not going to do it. evan gershkovich himself two weeks before he was arrested, the cia director was talking to his counterpart in russia and they said look, putin really wants to trade the killer for whelan. evan was texting a colleague he said quote they keep stupidly asking for him. germans obviously...
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marine paul whelan and u.s.-russian journalist, alsu kurmasheva.d too, prominent kremlin critic's and antiwar campaigners like vladimir kara-murza and human rights campaigner oleg orlov. back to russia, convicted assassin vadim krasikov, identified by a german court as having links to the russian state, and nine others the kremlin wanted back. for paul whelan, this ends an ordeal that began more than five years ago when he was arrested in russia, convicted of spying and sentenced to 16 years in prison. it is a charge she has always fiercely denied -- charge he has always fiercely denied. president biden gave his reaction. >> it says a lot about the united states that we worked relentlessly to free americans who are unjustly held around the world, but it also says a lot about us that this includes the release of russian political prisoners. they stood up for democracy and human rights. their own leaders through them in prison. the united states helped secure their release. >> america has repeatedly accused moscow of jailing u.s. citizens with the ai
marine paul whelan and u.s.-russian journalist, alsu kurmasheva.d too, prominent kremlin critic's and antiwar campaigners like vladimir kara-murza and human rights campaigner oleg orlov. back to russia, convicted assassin vadim krasikov, identified by a german court as having links to the russian state, and nine others the kremlin wanted back. for paul whelan, this ends an ordeal that began more than five years ago when he was arrested in russia, convicted of spying and sentenced to 16 years in...
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government paul whelan, as well.o's been in a russian jail for the best part of the past six years. he was in moscow attending a wedding and he was accused and convicted and sentenced to 16 years for spying as well and so yes, this is a big tactical victory or the party dinner knighted states they're bringing these people home but strategically, this is a vindication, i think for vladimir putin of his strategy of taking bargaining chips and using them to extract as bigger concession as possible from the united states and from the west at large. and this is an important day. it's an emotional day, but it's also a day that has involved a substantial amount of moral compromise on the part of the west to get these people back? >> yes. and i think it's important and we will go through as we learn more and can confirm names the individuals, the criminals that the united states at least is returning to russia in exchange for this and very, very serious criminals convicted of incredibly serious crimes. let's go to senior whi
government paul whelan, as well.o's been in a russian jail for the best part of the past six years. he was in moscow attending a wedding and he was accused and convicted and sentenced to 16 years for spying as well and so yes, this is a big tactical victory or the party dinner knighted states they're bringing these people home but strategically, this is a vindication, i think for vladimir putin of his strategy of taking bargaining chips and using them to extract as bigger concession as possible...
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whelan home, but he wasn't even in office at that time. so he can play political games and trade barbs. but we're here doing the people's work that david, in terms of how putin sees this and this is important. this is where this will go once we're done this moment when people are start to focus on what, whether this has an impact on the candidates putin at trump and biden have spoken obviously very differently about putin, who they are president putin was in total gentleman. he's not a decent man. he's a dictator, here's a guy who's very savvy. >> i know him very well, very, very well. so you know vladimir putin, you think he's a killer? i do so david, do you think putin thought a possible president trump would be worse for him in this no, when j.d. vance said he he he's cleaning house in advance of the election of trump. i think it's his guest room that he's cleaning out because trump has been his friend. i mean, trump has praised him lavishly as you've suggested, he saw that, he said was genius when, when ukraine moved into, when russia
whelan home, but he wasn't even in office at that time. so he can play political games and trade barbs. but we're here doing the people's work that david, in terms of how putin sees this and this is important. this is where this will go once we're done this moment when people are start to focus on what, whether this has an impact on the candidates putin at trump and biden have spoken obviously very differently about putin, who they are president putin was in total gentleman. he's not a decent...
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whelan, the biden administration and trump administration denied the allegation from russian authorities. >> the deal that made this possible was the feat of diplomacy and friendship. friendship multiple countries helped get this done. they joined a difficult, complex negotiations at my request, and i personally thank them all again, biden says while he celebrates the return of the americans and rejoices with their families, he says the u.s. will never stop working to bring home the other americans still being held in russia. >> perry russom, abc news, washington. >> the phrase childless cat ladies is being used derogatively by the republican presidential ticket, but more and more people are choosing to be childless. we'll explore the trend with a sociologist in a marathon mistake. hundreds of runners are finding out about a false finish for the san francisco race this weekend, and they are a power outage is looming. that's just alert, he's always getting worked up about something. flex alerts notify us of preventable power outages. that way we always know when to help stop one. ok flex,
whelan, the biden administration and trump administration denied the allegation from russian authorities. >> the deal that made this possible was the feat of diplomacy and friendship. friendship multiple countries helped get this done. they joined a difficult, complex negotiations at my request, and i personally thank them all again, biden says while he celebrates the return of the americans and rejoices with their families, he says the u.s. will never stop working to bring home the other...
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paul whelan wanted his freedom, you know, understandably.it puts governments in an impossible position. flanked by relatives of the freed americans, at the white house, president biden gave his reaction. it says a lot about the united states that we work relentlessly to free americans who are unjustly held around the world, but it also says a lot about us that this deal includes the release of russian political prisoners. they stood up for democracy, human rights, their own leaders threw them in prison. the united states helped secure their release as well. america accuses moscow ofjailing us citizens to trade them for russians jailed abroad. for the families and friends of evan gershkovich, paul whelan and dissidents like vladimir kara—murza, this is a moment to celebrate. but keep in mind — for the kremlin, it's mission accomplished. it got what it wanted. it got its agents back. for moscow, the takeaway from all of this will be that hostage diplomacy works and that means we are likely to see more of it, more prisoners here being used as b
paul whelan wanted his freedom, you know, understandably.it puts governments in an impossible position. flanked by relatives of the freed americans, at the white house, president biden gave his reaction. it says a lot about the united states that we work relentlessly to free americans who are unjustly held around the world, but it also says a lot about us that this deal includes the release of russian political prisoners. they stood up for democracy, human rights, their own leaders threw them...
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whelan has been an russian custody since december 2018. a total of 2,043 days. he was convicted of spying and sentenced to 16 years in prison and held in a labor camp. gershkovich was arrested in march 2023 and convicted of espionage charges. he has been detained 491 days. russian-american journalist alsu kurmasheva was also released after nearly a year in russian custody. 47-year-old who works for the u.s. government funded radio free europe was convicted of spreading false information about the russian army. here and now we expect president biden to make to the podium and we will just wait for a moment but in the interim let's bring in our chief white house correspondent at the white house, nancy, the president issued a statement today, what do you make of what he highlighted? >> i can tell you a little bit of what he had to say, john, he said the deal that secured the freedom of three americans and one legal resident was a "feat of diplomacy" all told he said we have negotiated the release of 16 people from russia including five germans and a seven russian ci
whelan has been an russian custody since december 2018. a total of 2,043 days. he was convicted of spying and sentenced to 16 years in prison and held in a labor camp. gershkovich was arrested in march 2023 and convicted of espionage charges. he has been detained 491 days. russian-american journalist alsu kurmasheva was also released after nearly a year in russian custody. 47-year-old who works for the u.s. government funded radio free europe was convicted of spreading false information about...
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and then paul whelan did speak. he he wanted to share a few things he said that it didn't feel real that none of this felt real to him until he was flying over england. and of course he's also a british citizen. and he says that he looked down and at that point, that's when it hit them, that this was real, that he was heading home. now, if you look closely at the video of him here in san antonio, you can see that he is wearing an american flag lapel pen and he explained that this is the helpin that president biden gave to him on the tarmac. they're in dc says that they were just chatting and that the president gave him the pin as a key sake. and he said that this was a good home coming to american soil. he said he was nice to hug his sister and that he's looking forward to recuperate trading here, but he also took a few moments to criticize the russian government for his experience. take a listen i went, on a two-week vacation now, the fsb grabbed me, said i was a spy apparently a general in the army, secret agent f
and then paul whelan did speak. he he wanted to share a few things he said that it didn't feel real that none of this felt real to him until he was flying over england. and of course he's also a british citizen. and he says that he looked down and at that point, that's when it hit them, that this was real, that he was heading home. now, if you look closely at the video of him here in san antonio, you can see that he is wearing an american flag lapel pen and he explained that this is the helpin...
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a new america wanted paul whelan and others and he had something to trade.k it is a dealfor vladimir putin. remember this is a man who believes he is at war with the west and, as far as he is concerned, the russian dissidents in prison are enemies of russia. in a way this is a kind of wartime exchange for him. this is not an act of political thawing, it is not an act, a conservatory act, or an act of mercy. it is made in conditions of mercy. it is made in conditions of war between two countries, a political war if not a fighting war. for the families of these prisoners it has been an agonising time and so many of them have campaigned really hard to try and see this day and make sure it happened. if we could just talk about one of these prisoners for a moment and you have mentioned him already, vladimir kara—mirza. i know you have had correspondence and interviewed his wife before. tell us what she has been so the family has been through. i don't know where there is confirmation that he is being released. he is certainly one of the names that has been mention
a new america wanted paul whelan and others and he had something to trade.k it is a dealfor vladimir putin. remember this is a man who believes he is at war with the west and, as far as he is concerned, the russian dissidents in prison are enemies of russia. in a way this is a kind of wartime exchange for him. this is not an act of political thawing, it is not an act, a conservatory act, or an act of mercy. it is made in conditions of mercy. it is made in conditions of war between two...
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the cia actually put forward a proposal to get paul whelan out. this was before evan gershkovich was arrested to get paul whelan out in exchange for two russian spies who were picked up in slovenia. the russian said no. and then ten months later in november, after evan gershkovich had been picked up and arrested the u.s. the cia again put forward a proposal saying, how about we get back the two americans for for russian spies in this time it was additional spies in poland and in norway. and at that point in november, the russians made it clear, no, we're not talking about anything unless we're getting back this assassin in germany, vadim krasikov, which you mentioned boris was a lynchpin. he absolutely was the conversation evolved a little bit over time. the name alexei navalny was then thrown into the mix. the germans really wanted navalny navalny had gone to germany when he left russia. then, of course, he eventually went back. there was never a formal proposal. i'm told with navalny's name in it, and the germans were very reluctant to give up t
the cia actually put forward a proposal to get paul whelan out. this was before evan gershkovich was arrested to get paul whelan out in exchange for two russian spies who were picked up in slovenia. the russian said no. and then ten months later in november, after evan gershkovich had been picked up and arrested the u.s. the cia again put forward a proposal saying, how about we get back the two americans for for russian spies in this time it was additional spies in poland and in norway. and at...
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evan gershkovich is now free, paul whelan is out, we'll talk to evan's friend.l jack keane, advising people not to visit. and secret service will hold a press conference today with whistleblowers making claims about cheatle's replacement and kamala harris expected to make v.p. pick by monday as questions swirl over josh shapiro cancel ing fundraiser to be by her side. progressives are saying he better not be her pick. and a lifeguard injured saving a boy from drowning, that hero will join us. plus, gronk is here, no longer playing, but in good shape and will talk football. and maverick city music will rock the series, they are playi playing already. get dressed, hope you laid out your clothes the night before. you're now on your own, make me proud. k . they've 20,. ♪ >> todd: americans are celebrating the return of political prisoners from russia but some in the media are taking the opportunity to celebrate biden's so-called accomp accomplishments. >> the president is going to leave in the next six months with a huge win. the economy is growing. he is releasing
evan gershkovich is now free, paul whelan is out, we'll talk to evan's friend.l jack keane, advising people not to visit. and secret service will hold a press conference today with whistleblowers making claims about cheatle's replacement and kamala harris expected to make v.p. pick by monday as questions swirl over josh shapiro cancel ing fundraiser to be by her side. progressives are saying he better not be her pick. and a lifeguard injured saving a boy from drowning, that hero will join us....
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as i say, paul whelan was held for five years.rk undertaken by the state department, intelligent services as well but the white house �*s part in an election year will be very, very important and year will be very, very importantand i year will be very, very important and i think president biden, as he leaves office, as he has analyses stepping down from the race, he wanted to achieve something important and this is that something had fought vice president harris she will take this and run with it in her campaign to the white house. ~ ., it in her campaign to the white house. ~ . ., , ., house. we had the family of evan gershkovich _ house. we had the family of evan gershkovich played - house. we had the family of evan gershkovich played a l evan gershkovich played a pivotal role, particularly his mother, when it came to the negotiations into this complex deal. what more openly heard from the families and are they expected to be there as well as the plane touches down? indefatigable is a word that can be used about evan gershkovic
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they are bringing "wall street journal" relater evan gershkovich and paul whelan home.e israeli defense forces confirming they did, in fact, take out the leader of hamas. we know that the leader was taken down, the hamas leader was taken down in iran yesterday with. but we did not have the confirmation that it was israel. now on the follow-on to that, the ayatollah khamenei is reportedly ordering a direct retaliatory attack on israel. markets this morning are are rallying after the federal reserve left interest rates steady and, of course, said that there is a chance for a rate cut in september. jay powell saying that he could see a scenario of zero rate cuts or several rate cuts depending on where inflation is. we're watching the july jobs report out tomorrow we are expecting job growth for the month of july, and look at this market going into it. we're also focused on amazon and apple reporting earnings after the close tonight. let's get some final thoughts from this esteemed panel. mark themmer. >> all investor eyes more than likely are going to be on apple and amazo
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[cheering] [applause] >> steve: that last guy, paul whelan. took another flight overnight to texas. san antonio, texas for evaluation at brook army medical center. >> brian: sam tobin is in sam houston, texas. good morning, sam. >> three of the returnees from this historic swap are in the facility behind me, inside of fort sam houston, the outskirts of san antonio. paul whelan, evan gershkovich and alsu kurmasheva are all here and were greeted by the president and vice president and flown to kelly air force base and were transferred to the medical center and inside of fort sam houston, they began reintegration. while at andrews, whelan spoke about the wedding he attended and when authorities picked him up five years ago. >> the fsb grabbed me and said i'm a spy, general in the army and secret agent for fbi. they would not let it go. this is how putin runs his government and country and i'm glad i'm home. i'm never going back there again. >> political prisoners and prisoners of war have been reintegrating here since end of vietnam war. there ar
[cheering] [applause] >> steve: that last guy, paul whelan. took another flight overnight to texas. san antonio, texas for evaluation at brook army medical center. >> brian: sam tobin is in sam houston, texas. good morning, sam. >> three of the returnees from this historic swap are in the facility behind me, inside of fort sam houston, the outskirts of san antonio. paul whelan, evan gershkovich and alsu kurmasheva are all here and were greeted by the president and vice...
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was arrested in 2018 on espionage charges, something whelan and the u.s.s vehemently denied today excuse me today was very good day whelan spoke to cnn's jennifer hansler, a number of times from inside a russian prison over the years extremely maybe it's. >> the best word to turn 54 in a russian prison. >> david whelan reacting to his brothers released in a statement, quote, it's vital that he be given agency over his life. again something the kremlin took away for so many years wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich was the first american journalist to be arrested on spying charges in russia since the cold war. and just three weeks ago, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison after his arrest in 2023. >> we've all worked toward this day for so long, each in our own way and it's, it's wonderful to see it come together like this. >> kurmasheva is also on her way home. the russian american reporter working for a us government funded news outlet, was sentenced to more than six years in prison for failing to register as a foreign agent. all three appeari
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david whelan, brother of former marine paul whelan, spoke exclusively to abc news about the swap. >> i think it would be hard not to be satisfied once your loved one is free. i think all of us who have been through this experience would give almost anything for our loved one to be released from being held hostage or a wrongful detention. i think the difficulty it poses probably is for the next family, the next american who is detained by russia. >> but not everyone is coming home. at least three american citizens, including school teacher mark fogel, are still being held by russia. >> happening today a court date for three police officers accused of killing a man in alameda james fisher, eric mckinley and cameron lehigh will be arraigned for involuntary manslaughter in the death of mario gonzalez. gonzalez died while being restrained by the officers in april of 2021. earlier this year, alameda county district attorney pamela price decided to charge the officers, reversing a decision by her predecessor. >> marin county is reporting a spike in covid 19 cases. the number of people with
david whelan, brother of former marine paul whelan, spoke exclusively to abc news about the swap. >> i think it would be hard not to be satisfied once your loved one is free. i think all of us who have been through this experience would give almost anything for our loved one to be released from being held hostage or a wrongful detention. i think the difficulty it poses probably is for the next family, the next american who is detained by russia. >> but not everyone is coming home....
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paul whelan and evan gershkovich are expected to be included in this prisoner sw.iden presidency is winding down. our rivals and enemies are gearing up. in the last three years, russia, china, or iran and north korea have come together to challenge american power. they are brutal. they are aggressive. and they are united against i. -- us. russia invades ukraine for no good reason other than putin's dreams of empire. ukraine ruined. china rushes hong kong. it used to be a bastion of freedom. xi jinping threatens the same to taiwan. chinese bombers joined russian fighter jets last month if flying in formation directly at alaska. iran funds hamas which massacred israelis last october. it funds hezbollah which fires thousands of rockets into israel. it funds the houthis which tie up the mideast sea lanes and kill american soldiers. north korea? they supply russia with the ammunition it needs to destroy ukraine. america's facing a concerted global challenge. are we prepared in that's more than a military question. it's a question about a willingness to confront our brut
paul whelan and evan gershkovich are expected to be included in this prisoner sw.iden presidency is winding down. our rivals and enemies are gearing up. in the last three years, russia, china, or iran and north korea have come together to challenge american power. they are brutal. they are aggressive. and they are united against i. -- us. russia invades ukraine for no good reason other than putin's dreams of empire. ukraine ruined. china rushes hong kong. it used to be a bastion of freedom. xi...
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david whelan, the brother of former marine paul whelan, spoke exclusively with abc news about the swap. >> i think it would be hard not to be satisfied once your loved one is free. i think all of us who have been through this experience would give almost anything for our loved one to be released from being held hostage or a wrongful detention. i think the difficulty it poses probably is for the next family, the next american who is detained by russia. >> but not everyone is coming home. at least three american citizens, including school teacher mark fogel, are still being held by russia. >> this is a story we've been covering for a while. the redevelopment of the hunters point naval shipyard. it covers roughly 500 acres, but there's toxic waste. and last year, radioactive material was found on the site. nearby residents ended up suing over the cleanup efforts. the chronicle says that the navy agreed to expand the toxic cleanup, which is going to further delay that project. it could take an additional 18 months as the navy retests some of the sites. the shipyard was heavily used by the
david whelan, the brother of former marine paul whelan, spoke exclusively with abc news about the swap. >> i think it would be hard not to be satisfied once your loved one is free. i think all of us who have been through this experience would give almost anything for our loved one to be released from being held hostage or a wrongful detention. i think the difficulty it poses probably is for the next family, the next american who is detained by russia. >> but not everyone is coming...
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. >> paul whelan, evan gershkovich, and also kurmasheva holding a flag that flies over the white house commemorating detainees and hostages were brought home. their places. now on the flag the message from us officials let's do the three american now former prisoners and their families as they arrived overnight in texas. your ordeal is over. but quote, the next phase of your journey begins now, as we came over england and i looked down that's when it came real whelan, a former marine who was held in russia for over 5.5 years, was in good spirits, getting off the plane and seeing the president the vice president that was nice. a good homecoming. so looking forward to seeing my family down here fair. and just recuperating from five years, seven months in five days of just absolute nonsense by the russian government. >> the three are now being evaluated and treated at the brooke army medical center where program is offered to help those recover physically and psychologically from being detained or held hostage. trevor reed was held by russia, released in 2022, and went through this specia
. >> paul whelan, evan gershkovich, and also kurmasheva holding a flag that flies over the white house commemorating detainees and hostages were brought home. their places. now on the flag the message from us officials let's do the three american now former prisoners and their families as they arrived overnight in texas. your ordeal is over. but quote, the next phase of your journey begins now, as we came over england and i looked down that's when it came real whelan, a former marine who...
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specifically, paul whelan, evan gershkovich, a feat of diplomacy.van gershkovich, of course, alsu kurmasheva. she was imprisoned overfailure course, alsu kurmasheva. she was imprisoned over failure to course, alsu kurmasheva. she was imprisoned overfailure to register as a foreign agent will stop and vladimir kara—murza, who is in prison on treason charges. so taking all those together, we know there will be a real sense of relief obviously for the families that will be echoed by president biden, but he will be adding that sort of sense of rejoicing when he speaks to them in the white house, when he addressed the white house, when he addressed the nation. i think this is hugely significant in terms of politics. there were 16 people secured by the united states in exchange for eight in the other direction, so purely on the numbers it looks good for the biden administration to have carried that off. but also the significance of those four names i have just mentioned. long—standing celebs, particularly evan gershkovich, as a young journalist working fo
specifically, paul whelan, evan gershkovich, a feat of diplomacy.van gershkovich, of course, alsu kurmasheva. she was imprisoned overfailure course, alsu kurmasheva. she was imprisoned over failure to course, alsu kurmasheva. she was imprisoned overfailure to register as a foreign agent will stop and vladimir kara—murza, who is in prison on treason charges. so taking all those together, we know there will be a real sense of relief obviously for the families that will be echoed by president...
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, was arrested in 2018 on espionage charges, something whelan and the u.s.ernment has vehemently denied today excuse me today was very good day. whelan spoke to cnn's jennifer hansler, a number of times from inside a russian prison over the years extremely maybe it's the best word to turn 54. and a russian prison. >> david whelan reacting to his brothers released in a statement, quote, it's vital that he be given agency over his life. again, something the kremlin took away for so many years, wall street journal reporter evan gershkovich was the first eric and journalist to be arrested on spying charges in russia since the cold war. and just three weeks ago, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison after his arrest in 2023. >> we've all worked toward this day for so long, each in our own way and it's wonderful to see it come together like this. >> kurmasheva is also on her way home. the russian american reporter working for a us government funded news outlet, was sentenced to more than six years in prison for failing to register as a foreign agent. all three ap
, was arrested in 2018 on espionage charges, something whelan and the u.s.ernment has vehemently denied today excuse me today was very good day. whelan spoke to cnn's jennifer hansler, a number of times from inside a russian prison over the years extremely maybe it's the best word to turn 54. and a russian prison. >> david whelan reacting to his brothers released in a statement, quote, it's vital that he be given agency over his life. again, something the kremlin took away for so many...
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paul whelan wanted his freedom, you know, understandably.governments in an impossible position. flanked by relatives of the freed americans, at the white house, president biden gave his reaction. it says a lot about the united states that we work relentlessly to free americans who are unjustly held around the world, but it also says a lot about us that this deal includes the release of russian political prisoners. they stood up for democracy, human rights, their own leaders threw them in prison. the united states helped secure their release as well. america accuses moscow ofjailing us citizens to trade them for russians jailed abroad. for the families and friends of evan gershkovich, paul whelan and dissidents like vladimir kara—murza, this is a moment to celebrate. but keep in mind — for the kremlin, its mission accomplished. it got what it wanted. it got its agents back. for moscow, the takeaway from all of this will be that hostage diplomacy works and that means we are likely to see more of it, more prisoners here being used as bargaining
paul whelan wanted his freedom, you know, understandably.governments in an impossible position. flanked by relatives of the freed americans, at the white house, president biden gave his reaction. it says a lot about the united states that we work relentlessly to free americans who are unjustly held around the world, but it also says a lot about us that this deal includes the release of russian political prisoners. they stood up for democracy, human rights, their own leaders threw them in...
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paul whelan, almost six years the not knowing is the hardest part. will this ever and how will this end? i think that initial period on the airplane with fellow americans, with government officials on your way to freedom is really the first moment where you can let your shoulders loosen up a little bit and really plus okay. this part of my ordeal is finally over. and for the families i've been in touch with a couple of them today. and throughout the last few years, in the case of paul whelan this has to be a moment of immense joy and relief but also an understanding. there's a really long road ahead. as you know, it's been about eight years since i got out the road continues, you carry the pain. >> there's no there's no question. i heard the joy and the families voices this morning. steve hall, i do want to ask you a question here because jason mentioned the uncertainty of not knowing when they would be free. that's part of the part of the torture of this. but there was also fear that they might die in prison. i know that for instance, speaking to ka
paul whelan, almost six years the not knowing is the hardest part. will this ever and how will this end? i think that initial period on the airplane with fellow americans, with government officials on your way to freedom is really the first moment where you can let your shoulders loosen up a little bit and really plus okay. this part of my ordeal is finally over. and for the families i've been in touch with a couple of them today. and throughout the last few years, in the case of paul whelan...
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paul whelan wanted his freedom, you know, understandably.ition. flanked by relatives of the freed americans, at the white house, president biden gave his reaction. it says a lot about the united states that we work relentlessly to free americans who are unjustly held around the world, but it also says a lot about us that this deal includes the release of russian political prisoners. they stood up for democracy, human rights, their own leaders threw them in prison. the united states helped secure their release as well. america accuses moscow ofjailing us citizens to trade them for russians jailed abroad. for the families and friends of evan gershkovich, paul whelan and dissidents like vladimir kara—murza, this is a moment to celebrate. but keep in mind — for the kremlin, its mission accomplished. it got what it wanted. it got its agents back. for moscow, the takeaway from all of this will be that hostage diplomacy works and that means we are likely to see more of it, more prisoners here being used as bargaining chips. tonight, president putin
paul whelan wanted his freedom, you know, understandably.ition. flanked by relatives of the freed americans, at the white house, president biden gave his reaction. it says a lot about the united states that we work relentlessly to free americans who are unjustly held around the world, but it also says a lot about us that this deal includes the release of russian political prisoners. they stood up for democracy, human rights, their own leaders threw them in prison. the united states helped...