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Experts react: What to know about the release of Evan Gershkovich and others held by Russia
New Atlanticist August 1, 2024 • 3:35 pm ET Print this page By Atlantic Council experts They’re coming home. On Thursday, Russia and the West carried out a massive prisoner swap in Ankara, Turkey, that saw Moscow free American journalists Evan Gershkovich …