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A Wall Street Journal reporter detained in Russia for 491 days was released in a US-Russia prisoner swap, sparking relief and gratitude.

Western countries and rights groups welcome the release of dissidents and journalists, including Evan Gershkovich.

The United States and Russia have completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter sentenced to 16 years in Russia on disputed espionage charges, was released Thursday in a major multinational prisoner swap after spending more than a year behind bars. Originally from Russia, the journalist returned in 2017 to the country of his parents, Soviet Jews…

Former President Donald Trump had earlier claimed that he and not "anyone else" would be able to secure the release

Detainees warmly greeted by family members and US president and vice-president after touching down at Joint Airbase Andrews in Maryland

British-Russian Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza also released alongside a number of political prisoners

Alsu Kurmasheva convicted after secret trial for spreading ‘false information’ about armed forces

France has slammed Russia's conviction of American reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in jail for 'espionage', with the foreign ministry calling the court ruling 'appalling'.