The Wall Street Journal has praised the release of three Americans, including reporter Evan Gershkovich, as part of a historic prisoner swap between Russia and the US.
Gershkovich’s release was negotiated along with that of former marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmashevas, as part of a major inmate swap with Moscow.
A total of 24 prisoners from seven different countries were freed – making it the largest and most complex East-West inmate exchange since the Cold War…