It was heartening to see the US journalist’s playful manner after his ordeal but he was in earnest when talking about helping those still incarcerated
For a few seconds, no one even noticed that Evan Gershkovich had taken his first steps back on US soil as a free man.
All eyes were on Paul Whelan, the ex-marine who had spent more than 2,000 days in a Russian prison, mostly in obscurity as his family implored the White House to bring him home. Now Joe Biden was holding him by the elbow, while the vice-president, Kamala Harris, looked on.
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