Americans Freed in POW Exchange with Russia Celebrate Emotional Return

Marine Corps veteran Paul Whelan, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and journalist Alsu Kurmaseva were all wrongfully detained in Russia but returned to the U.S. after being part of a complex exchange involving a total of 24 detainees. Asked Friday about Mark Fogel, a Pennsylvania teacher who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian prison in 2022 for possessing medical marijuana, President Biden told reporters Friday, “We’re not going to give it up.” Weijia Jiang reports from the White House.