Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lands in US after historic prisoner swap with Russia

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lands in US after historic prisoner swap with Russia
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Video shows Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich during Russia-West prisoner swap

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich finally touched down on US soil late Thursday night after spending more than a year in a hellish Russia n prison — and becoming the first American journalist to be arrested for alleged spying since the Cold War.

Gershkovich was arrested last year and accused of spying on March 29, 2023, while on a reporting trip in Yekaterinburg, which the US and the Wall Street Journal have forcefully shot down as fabricated accusations.

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