What we know about the prisoner swap for Gershkovich, Whelan and others

Americans Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan along with Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva are expected to be part of a prisoner exchange the Biden administration has agreed to with Russia. The exchange is expected later Thursday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.

[joeanderson]

Nobody from the United States should travel to, or be in Russia until the war in Ukraine is over and the threats from Russia are gone.

[JMcMact]

All American travel to Russia must end…

[robertschuler]

They need to get the American hostages out of Gaza!!

[bobby-ovqn]

And speaking of Joe BIden "laying low", has anybody actually seen him lately?

[BobbyHickey]

Perhaps, due to risk and warnings, those people should not go to hostile countries. If you want to exist in the jungle, you have to accept the risks.
Not for bailing people out of situations they know are dangerous.

[mhermit]

Joe is going to call in a few favors on the way out. It's absolutely going to make many Dems think twice about the switch.

[jimmy]

Just watch who they got swapped for. Wouldn't be surprised if it's for some dangerous Russians

[DORAEMON-bwjk]

This reminds me of the NBA trade deadline in February.

[JoeltheOrnery]

Timed perfectly just prior to November 2024

[elaine]

Why did Biden wait almost 4 years just before the election? That doesn't seem strange?

[jimmy]

Brittney Griner broke Russian law and she never even denied that. The fact that CBS is trying to compare her to Whelan and Gershkovich is despicable

[ernestsantana]

Ya it weighed on him so much that they leap frogged him for Griner!

[Lennybird]

Why is Marc Fogel never mentioned in these reports?

[DAS-Videos]

I didn't think Biden was going to get Gershkovich out. I thought Gershkovich was going to have to wait until Trump was elected.

[chrisscott]

They could've been brought home alot sooner. Instead we traded a weapons dealer for a person who fit the narrative.

[ernestsantana]

Laid low? Don't you mean disappeared?

[KarenB]

So who did they just recently give a plea deal too

[KarenB]

These news medias already know who they getting, ain't unclear!!!!

[KarenB]

How bout you show americans who they traded

[etouiqi]

President Joe Biden Prisoners that are being released. ..USA 🇺🇸 Two people working on Change 👍 👍 👍