The head of the White House expressed gratitude to the allies for participating in the negotiations, including Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Turkey.
Three American citizens and a green card holder will return to the United States as part of a prisoner exchange agreement between Moscow and the West. This was officially announced by the White House press service on Thursday, August 1.
US President Joe Biden said in his message that thanks to the agreement, 16 people were released from Russia, including five German citizens and seven Russians.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, US Marine Paul Whelan, journalist Alsa Kurmasheva and dissident Kara-Murza, who has British-Russian citizenship and a green card, will return to the United States.
He added that during his tenure, more than 70 Americans have been returned, many of whom were apprehended before Biden took office.
The head of the White House expressed gratitude to the allies for participating in the negotiations, including Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Turkey.
We remind you that the media reported that the exchange of 26 prisoners between Russia, Belarus and Western countries took place at Ankara airport.
Source: korrespondent
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