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Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan Freed in Russia-West Prisoner Swap

Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan Freed in Russia-West Prisoner Swap

Evan Gershkovich hears the verdict in an Ekaterinburg court in July. Photo: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images

A significant prisoner exchange between Russia and the West is underway, with Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich among those being released from a Russian prison, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the situation. Sources with knowledge of the planned exchange confirmed to the Guardian that a major swap would take […]