– President Biden announces a coordinated multilateral prisoner exchange involving the U.S., Russia, and other Western countries
– The exchange results in the return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershgovich, former Marine Paul Whelan, and others to the U.S.
– In return, convicted Russian cybercriminals Roman Seleznev and Vladislav Klyushin are being released from U.S. custody
– The swap involves prisoners from several countries and is coordinated through the Turkish National Intelligence Agency
– Both Gershkovich and Whelan were arrested on espionage charges in Russia, which the U.S. has denied as unsubstantiated