Three Americans freed from Russian prisons under a landmark exchange deal have landed back in the US.
Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan were part of a deal which saw 24 people released in the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War. They were welcomed on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland by US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Americans freed under the deal Mr Gershkovich, a journalist for the Wall Street Journal, was first arrested and detained in March 2023 after Russia claimed he had been 'gathering secret information' on orders from the CIA. Mr Gershkovich said the charges against him were false and his employer called the case a sham. He was jailed for 16 years earlier this month after being convicted of espionage in a trial widely seen as politically motivated.
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