US journalist Gershkovich freed by Russia in multi-country prisoner swap
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Russia released US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan, according to the Turkish presidency. Their releases were part of the largest East-West prisoner exchanges since the end of the Cold War.