And indeed, it was. Biden, saying “their brutal ordeal is over, had secured the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, Marine veteran Paul Whelan, and Russian-American radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva. “All three American citizens are on their way back to the United States. U.S. green card holder Vladimir Kara-Murza was also freed in the deal. ”
Kathryn Watson, CBS News: Biden hails prisoner swap freeing Americans from Russia: “Their brutal ordeal is over”