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Joe Biden called the multinational prisoner swap deal "a powerful example of why it's vital to have friends in this world.
Joe Biden with families of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and Alsu Kurmashev. (Imgae: X/@POTUS)
New Delhi,UPDATED: Aug 1, 2024 23:28 IST
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan were released by Moscow on Thursday as the United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history. US President Joe Biden credited the country’s allies for the multinational deal that set some two dozen people free.
Biden called the prisoner swap “a powerful example of why it’s vital to have friends in this world.”
“For anyone who questions whether allies matter, they do,” Biden said. “They matter.”
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Aug 1, 2024
