US-China Prisoner Swap: Three Americans Freed After Years Of Detention In China

28 Nov 2024

US and China have executed a significant diplomatic breakthrough, leading to the release of three Americans who had been detained in China for several years. According to CNN, the prisoner swap deal saw the exchange of the American nationals for unidentified Chinese citizens held in US custody. Following the swap,...

Last Thing You’d Expect: Wall Street Journal Reporter’s Astonishing Request to Putin Before Russia-US Prisoner Swap

03 Aug 2024

Before his release as part of a historic Russia-US prisoner swap, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich made a daring request to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gershkovich, detained in Russia on espionage charges for over a year, included this request for an interview in his form for presidential clemency,...

Turkey’s Strategic Role Shines In Major US-Russia Prisoner Swap

02 Aug 2024

Turkey played a pivotal role in a landmark prisoner swap that took place over Thursday and Friday night, marking the largest such deal between the US and Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1990. The exchange, involving seven countries, saw the US release eight prisoners in exchange...

U.S. and Russia Complete Historic 24-Person Prisoner Swap

01 Aug 2024

In a historic move, the United States and Russia executed their largest prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War, freeing 24 individuals. Among those released were American journalist Evan Gershkovich and corporate security executive Paul Whelan, as well as several Russian dissidents. This significant swap comes after years...