Four prisoners who had been locked up in Russia landed in the U.S. and were greeted by President Biden and Vice President Harris Thursday night.
American reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan were among four former prisoners released from Russia yesterday who finally stepped foot on American soil again Thursday night.
A plane carrying the Americans freed by Russia during the large prisoner swap landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, greeted by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the tarmac.
« Welcome home », Biden told reporters on the tarmac after visiting with the freed prisoners. « There’s nothing beyond our capacity if we work together. Nothing…we’re the United States of America. »
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, veteran Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmasheva were the three freed Americans, as well as American green-card holder Vladimir Kara-Murza.
