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U.S., Russia prisoner swap secures the release of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others.
Evan Gershkovich
Analyzing Harris' views on foreign policy
A prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday has freed journalist Evan Gershkovich and U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington correspondent for Puck News, joins "America Decides" to look at the role Vice President Kamala Harris played in their release.
The politics behind Russia prisoner swap
Vice President Kamala Harris says she and President Biden engaged in "complex" negotiations to release three U.S. citizens and one resident from Russian custody on Thursday. Leigh Ann Caldwell, co-author of The Washington Post's "Early Brief," and Brakkton Booker, national political correspondent for "Politico," join CBS News to dive into the politics behind the exchange.
Democrats, Republicans react to prisoner swap
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are reacting to Thursday's prisoner swap with Russia. Republican Rep. French Hill of Arkansas, co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on American Hostages and Americans Wrongfully Detained Abroad, joins "America Decides" to unpack the deal.
How Russia prisoner swap came together
Three American citizens and a permanent resident are on their way home Thursday after the U.S. secured their release from prison in Russia. CBS News' Olivia Gazis, Robert Costa and Ed O'Keefe have more.
WSJ bureau chief on prisoner swap
Thursday's prisoner swap with Russia is the largest of its kind since the Cold War. The deal ends more than a year-long nightmare for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Ann Simmons, Moscow bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, joins "America Decides" to reflect on her colleague's release.
U.S., Russia prisoner swap is the latest in a long history of exchanges
Despite frosty relations, the U.S. and the former Soviet Union have swapped prisoners for decades.
Breaking down the historic prisoner swap
The families of three American citizens and one legal permanent resident are awaiting the return of their family members who have been held captive in Russia. Their release is part of a monumental prisoner swap that involved Germany, Russia and other nations. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Olivia Gazis report.
How the prisoner swap negotiation worked
The decision to involve other nations that provided leverage in a prisoner swap with Russia appears to have helped the U.S. negotiate terms for the historic exchange underway Thursday. Erin Banco, a POLITICO national security reporter, joins CBS News with more details.
Biden's efforts to free prisoners
President Biden's work to negotiate the release of Americans held captive in Russia reaped results Thursday with a historic deal involving several U.S. allies. William Pomeranz, senior fellow and former director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, joins CBS News with more.
Harris' role in historic prisoner swap
President Biden thanked the U.S. allies involved in the historic prisoner swap deal announced Thursday. Three American citizens and one permanent resident were released as part of the deal. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports from the White House, and CBS News campaign reporter Nidia Cavazos has more on Vice President Kamala Harris' role in the negotiations.
Russian assassin among those walking free in U.S.-Russia prisoner swap
A Russian assassin jailed for life in Germany is among the Russians being released as part of the U.S.-Russia prisoner exchange.
Biden celebrates historic prisoner swap
President Biden addressed the nation Thursday alongside the family members of several prisoners who have been freed as part of a multi-nation negotiation that impacted 24 prisoners. John Dickerson anchored CBS News' special report.
Historic U.S.-Russia prisoner swap
Several countries involved in a historic prisoner swap successfully negotiated the release of 24 prisoners, including three American citizens and one legal permanent resident, and others from Russia, Germany and three other Western countries. CBS News' Olivia Gazis and Elizabeth Palmer break down the news, and William B. Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, joins CBS News with his analysis of the diplomatic feat.
U.S.-Russia prisoner swap's complexities
The prisoner swap taking place Thursday to free Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others is a complex one that involves multiple countries. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more on the details of the exchange. Following Gazis' reporting, William E. Pomeranz, senior fellow and former director of the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, and former U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan joined CBS News to discuss how an exchange like this works.
Congress reacts to U.S.-Russia prisoner swap
Reaction is coming in from lawmakers on Capitol Hill about the major U.S.-Russia prisoner swap taking place Thursday that will free Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Former U.S. ambassador to Russia on prisoner swap
John Sullivan, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, joined CBS News to discuss Thursday's prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia that includes Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. Following Sullivan's comments, CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer provided information on the Americans still held by Russia.
Inside the U.S.-Russia prison swap
A major prisoner swap is taking place Thursday between the U.S. and Russia that includes Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan among others. Lindsey Reiser anchored CBS News' special coverage of the exchange.
Plane with Russian prisoners lands in Turkey
Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva are expected to be part of a major prisoner swap Thursday that the U.S. and Russia have agreed to. The plane believed to be holding the prisoners from Russia has landed in Turkey. Michael George anchored CBS News' special coverage of the release.
What to know about Gershkovich and Whelan
A major prisoner swap is underway between the U.S. and Russia that includes Americans Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva. Michael George anchored CBS News' special coverage of the release.
Prisoner swap for Gershkovich, Whelan underway
The Biden administration has agreed to a prisoner swap with Russia to secure the release of U.S. citizens Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva. Nate Burleson anchored CBS News' special report.
What we know about U.S.-Russia prisoner swap
Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan along with Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva are expected to be part of a prisoner exchange the Biden administration has agreed to with Russia. The exchange is expected later Thursday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
U.S., Russia agree to prisoner swap
The Biden administration has agreed to a prisoner exchange with Russia and is expected to soon secure the release of three American citizens imprisoned in Russia including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a senior administration official confirms. Others are believed to be part of the deal. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Russia sentences another U.S. journalist to prison after closed trial
A court in Russia has sentenced journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, a dual U.S.-Russian national, to prison after a completely closed trial.
Reporter held in Russia convicted
A Russian court sentenced Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a maximum-security prison. He was convicted of espionage charges in what the U.S. government has denounced as a sham trial. The White House says it is continuing to push for his release.
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