Prisoner swap

In a heartfelt reaction to the recent U.S.-Russia prisoner swap, Brittney Griner, Team USA center and WNBA stat, celebrated the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, among others. Speaking shortly after the swap on Thursday, Griner declared the...

Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly played a significant role in negotiating a prisoner-swap deal with international allies. What Happened: Harris held separate discussions with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Slovenian Prime Minister Robert Golob during the Munich Security Conference in...

In a significant development, Russia has released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, as part of a major prisoner exchange with the U.S. What Happened: The two men, who were imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges refuted by both the individuals and...

President Joe Biden has pledged to hold Russia accountable for the imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, marking the one-year anniversary of his arrest. What Happened: On Friday, President Biden condemned Russia’s “appalling attempts...

In a recent public statement, Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny as an “unfortunate incident.” Putin also suggested that he was willing to release Navalny in a prisoner exchange. What Happened: Putin made these comments during a...

The staffers of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have alleged that he was on the brink of being released in a high-stakes prisoner exchange before his sudden death. They have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of orchestrating Navalny’s death to prevent the...

The Kremlin on Tuesday indicated its willingness to hold talks with the United States for a potential prisoner exchange that could include Evan Gershkovich, the jailed Wall Street Journal reporter. What Happened: In response to media queries about Monday’s consular visits to Gershkovich, who...

Saturday Venezuela freed seven U.S. citizens, including five oil executives, in exchange for two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro who’d been in prison since 2015 on drug convictions.  The swap, so far the largest arranged by President Biden’s...

Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D) and a small team traveled to Moscow this week to meet with Russian officials presumably to raise the level of negotiations over WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan.  Sources told CNN on Wednesday that...

Russia's foreign ministry confirmed Thursday that it was engaged in "quiet diplomacy" with the United States regarding the potential prisoner swap that would include WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan for convicted Russian gun-...

Russia confirmed on Thursday for the first time that negotiations between Washington and Moscow on a prisoner exchange are underway, following numerous starts and stops over the US proposed deal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. The Washington Post reported the...

Now that Brittney Griner’s situation has captured our collective attention, Russian experts across the pond have a stark warning to add. Their realistic view of what Vladimir Putin is capable of is enough to compel Westerners to tuck their passports away for a...