White House takes full credit for freeing Americans wrongfully detained in Russia: 'Vintage Joe Biden'
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National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan gave President Biden full credit for a prisoner-exchange deal that secured the release of journalist Evan Gershkovich and others from Russian custody.
"Today's exchange is a feat of diplomacy that, honestly, could only be achieved by a leader like Joe Biden and his direction," Sullivan told reporters. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
Three American citizens — Gershkovich, former Marine Paul Whelan and Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva — were freed from Russian custody along with one American green-card holder, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and a dozen others. Sullivan shared that Biden had been "personally engaged" in diplomatic efforts to bring those Americans home, including multiple conversations with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and leaders of other countries who provided Russian prisoners for the exchange.