<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/white-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="White House">White House</a> press secretary <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/karine-jean-pierre/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="White House">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> is holding a briefing after a prison swap freeing Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan was agreed to Thursday.

The briefing is expected to begin at 12:45 p.m. from the White House.

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The prisoner swap comes after Whelan has been in Russian custody since 2018, while Gershkovich has been detained in Russia since 2023.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre will speak with reporters shortly after the announcement of a prisoner swap that freed two Americans wrongfully detained in Russia.{ai:summary}White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre prepares for a briefing regarding the prison exchange that frees Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. Whelan's been in a Russian cell since 2018; Gershkovich joined him in 2023. The stakes are high, and the clock is ticking. #foreignaffairs

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