Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and businessman Paul Whelan were among Americans freed thanks to a prisoner exchange between the U.S. and Russia, with other nations also getting involved.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-gershkovich-whelan-d803e266cb4e60135ec5d668d684529f
WSJ editor Emma Tucker called it a "day of great joy" and said: "I cannot even begin to describe the happiness and relief that this news brings and I know all of you will feel the same."
My favorite part of this story is that he had to write a letter to Putin requesting clemency. Which he did, in Russian, and also asked Putin for an interview.
Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on August 01, 2024, 02:25:12 PM
My favorite part of this story is that he had to write a letter to Putin requesting clemency. Which he did, in Russian, and also asked Putin for an interview.
Yeah, that was amazing.
Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on August 01, 2024, 02:25:12 PM
My favorite part of this story is that he had to write a letter to Putin requesting clemency. Which he did, in Russian, and also asked Putin for an interview.
Heh, ballsy.
My favorite part is da now ded Buffoon statin' our hostages were taken durin' President Trump's term in office, hey?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on August 03, 2024, 05:06:25 AM
My favorite part is da now ded Buffoon statin' our hostages were taken durin' President Trump's term in office, hey?
My favorite part is when Trump lied about giving up "NOTHING" when he secured the release of prisoners abroad. Or maybe he simply forgot?
So maybe neither one of them has the mental capacity to be President right now. (BTW, one of the four released yesterday was arrested in Russia when Trump was in office.)
Better yet, perhaps you should stop introducing politics into every topic.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on August 03, 2024, 05:06:25 AM
My favorite part is da now ded Buffoon statin' our hostages were taken durin' President Trump's term in office, hey?
Who was in office when Paul Whelan was arrested in Russia?
Quote from: 4everwarriors on August 03, 2024, 05:06:25 AM
My favorite part is da now ded Buffoon statin' our hostages were taken durin' President Trump's term in office, hey?
Your favorite part is when President Biden tells the truth while Dementia Don is either lying for the 39,845th time or is too mentally incompetent to remember the truth? Huh.
Quote from: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on August 01, 2024, 02:25:12 PM
My favorite part of this story is that he had to write a letter to Putin requesting clemency. Which he did, in Russian, and also asked Putin for an interview.
Sounds like something a Marquette College of Journalism grad would do!