‘Welcome almost home’: U.S. President Joe Biden said after U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-U.S. Marine Paul Whelan were released by Russia as part of the biggest East-West prisoner exchange since the end of the Cold War, a complex deal negotiated in secrecy for more than a year.   The White House said the U.S. had negotiated the complex trade with Russia and other countries. It said eight prisoners held in the West were being sent back to Russia.   Germany confirmed that the swap included Vadim Krasikov, convicted of murdering an exiled dissident in Berlin.   President Joe Biden hailed the deal as “a feat of diplomacy and friendship” and praised Washington’s allies for their “bold and brave decisions.”   Turkey, which coordinated the exchange, said 10 people, including two children, had been moved to Russia, 13 to Germany and three to the United States. Poland, Slovenia, Norway and Belarus were also involved in the swap.   🔗 Read the full story at our link in bio.   #Reuters #...