Biden prisoner exchange ignites debate on 'steep price' to free Americans
President Biden’s historic agreement to free prominent U.S. figures from Russian prisons has sparked debate over the high cost and strategic wisdom of such an exchange, with Republicans and some Democrats warning it will only embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin and his fellow adversaries. For decades, presidential administrations and Congress have wrestled with how to […]
Evan Gershkovich freed: Former Iran prisoner calls on US to do better helping hostages re-enter society
As Russia returns wrongfully held hostages in a prisoner swap, a former hostage-taker warns their work is only just beginning. Three US citizens and one US green card holder who had been wrongfully imprisoned in Russia were released from Russia in a prisoner swap on Thursday. The four were Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Ars Kurmaseva […]
GOP Rep. Perry knocks prisoner swap: 'Like trading a rifle for a spoon'
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pennsylvania) criticized the recent prisoner exchange with Russia in an interview on Friday. “We are pleased that these prisoners are coming home. They should never have been taken prisoner in the first place,” Perry said. Said Fox Business’ “Mornings With Maria.” “But let’s not forget that there’s another side to this equation,” […]
Biden’s massive Russian prisoner swap comes with big trouble for next president
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White House hits back at Vance for crediting Trump with prisoner swap
White House national security and public affairs adviser John Kirby blasted former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), for claiming that Trump took credit for Thursday’s prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States, which included the release of Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich. “There’s absolutely no evidence that this […]
Russian prisoner swap deal was to have included Alexei Navalny | Alexei Navalny
On Thursday evening, a group of associates of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gathered at Cologne airport, awaiting the arrival of a flight from Ankara carrying 13 people who had been held in Russian prisons until that morning, including three who had worked as Navalny’s regional coordinators in various Russian cities and who […]
Biden bizarrely tells crowd ‘you’re stuck with me’ for another ‘100, 90’ days during prisoner swap between the US and Russia
President Biden sported a curious smile as he told reporters during a U.S.-Russian prisoner swap Thursday night that they were “bound” to him and there was “no way out” of not using him as commander in chief. “You’re going to be with me as your president for a while. There’s no way out, OK?” the […]
Americans freed in historic prisoner swap with Russia arrive back on US soil and more top headlines
Good morning and welcome to Fox News First, your morning newsletter from Fox News. Subscribe now to get Fox News First in your emailHere’s what you need to know to start your day… Land of the Free – Americans released in historic prisoner swap with Russia return to the US. Continue reading… “Very excited” – […]
Putin welcomes Russians freed in prisoner swap with Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan
President Vladimir Putin gave Russian citizens freed in a historic prisoner swap with Western countries a hero’s welcome on Thursday as they disembarked from a plane in Moscow, promising them state rewards and talks about their future. As part of the largest East-West prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War, eight people were […]
Kirby on prisoner deal trade-off: 'Nobody's delighted'
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that “nobody is happy” about one of the figures that emerged in the recent prisoner swap for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. “Look, nobody’s happy, and we’re not doing backflips here, because Mr. [Vadim] “Krasikov is […]