American officials continue to react to the release of Russian prisoners, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and journalist Alsu Kurmasheva.
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner of Virginia is Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. He issued the following statement after the Biden Administration successfully carried out a deal late Thursday night to bring home individuals wrongfully detained in Russia.
“The sham arrest and conviction of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was a devastating blow to freedom of the press across the globe. Today, thanks to the work of the Biden-Harris administration, Evan is free along with former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, Virginia resident and pro-democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza and 12 others who were wrongfully detained by Russia for too long in yet another testament to the cruelty and cowardice of Vladimir Putin,” Warner said.
Warner said he is grateful to President Joe Biden and American allies abroad for rectifying “a gross injustice and put an end to the nightmare for these brave individuals and their respective loved ones. I look forward to continue working with this administration to free those who remain unjustly held, including American schoolteacher Marc Fogel.”
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Rebecca Barnabi
