President Biden has called the prisoner swap deal with Russia Thursday that secured the release of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others a "feat of diplomacy."

"Today, three American citizens and one American green-card holder who were unjustly imprisoned in Russia are finally coming home: Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Vladimir Kara-Murza," he said in a statement.

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<div class="author-bio"><p>Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.</p></div>

President Biden has called the prisoner swap deal with Russia Thursday that secured the release of The Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan and others a "feat of diplomacy."{ai:summary}<p>Biden hailed a prisoner swap with Russia as a diplomatic victory, reuniting three Americans and a green-card holder wrongfully jailed in the Kremlin's clutches. They’re headed home, weary but free at last. </p><p>Now, the ink dries on this fragile deal, whispers of further tension lingering in the air. #foreignaffairs</p>

Biden calls Russia prisoner swap deal that freed WSJ's Gershkovich, Whelan a 'feat of diplomacy'

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