Friday BriefingA Wall Street Journal reporter and others were welcomed home by President Biden and VP Harris after being released from Russian custody in a complex diplomatic deal.
Biden celebrates freeing of Americans wrongfully detained in Russia: 'Their agony is over'President Joe Biden celebrates release of wrongly detained Americans in Russia as a diplomatic feat of securing freedom for 16 individuals, including 4 Americans.
Russian Court Orders American Journalist to Stay in PrisonAmerican journalist Evan Gershkovich's appeal against detention in Moscow rejected, labeled wrongfully detained and a political prisoner by the White House.
Russian foreign minister confirms talks to free reporter Evan GershkovichRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused American journalist Evan Gershkovich of espionage without evidence.