WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich being released by Russia in prisoner swap; Paul Whelan also being freed
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He's coming home.
After nearly 500 days of imprisonment on dubious spying charges in Russia, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is being freed as part of a massive swap of political prisoners and journalists involving the United States and Germany, Fox News can report.
U.S. veteran Paul Whelan is also being freed after years in Russian captivity, Fox News confirms.
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