President Biden Welcomes Freed Americans At Andrews Air Force Base

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - AUGUST 1: U.S. President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris prepare to greet Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich and Alsu Kurmasheva, all prisoners freed by Russia, as they arrive at Joint Base Andrews on August 1, 2024 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Their release, negotiated as part of a 24 person prisoner exchange with Russia that involved at least six countries, is the largest prisoner exchange in post-Soviet history. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)