Historic Prisoner Swap Involving 26 Individuals Across Seven Nations

A significant prisoner exchange took place in Ankara involving 26 individuals from prisons in the U.S., Russia, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, and Belarus. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and U.S. marine Paul Whelan were among those swapped.

Twenty-six people from prisons in seven different countries, including the United States and Russia, were exchanged in a major prisoner swap in Ankara on Thursday, according to the Turkish presidency.

A statement from the presidency revealed that the individuals also hailed from prisons located in Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, and Belarus.

The swap included Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, both of whom had been imprisoned in Russia.