Released after two and a half years of captivity by Russian -Israeli Elizabeth Churkovwhich was abducted in March 2023 by a Shiite militia in Iraq, as announced on Tuesday night by US President Donald Trump and the student’s family.
The American University of Princeton had announced that Churkov was in Iraq “Conducting research on the subject of her doctoral thesis” when he was a victim of abduction.
Trump reported via Truth Social how Churkov “He is now safe at the US Embassy in Iraq, having been tortured for many months.”.
The release of Elizabeth Churkov confirmed by the Iraqi prime minister Mohammed Sia al -Sudani.
The non -governmental organization Global Reach, which is trying to release US prisoners abroad, he announced that Churkov underwent medical examinations at the US Embassy in Baghdad.
OR Emma ChurkovElizabeth’s sister, thanked the family of the Trump government for contributing to its liberation. “We look forward to seeing Elizabeth and offering her all the love we’ve been waiting for for 903 days”he said.
Presidency Bidenthe Churkov family tried to persuade the White House to support efforts to release it, but officials then said that they could not do much because it had no American citizenship.
In February, the Trump government had sent a hostage negotiator to Iraq in order to put pressure on Baghdad for its liberation Elizabeth Churkovaccording to sources cited by the news agency Reuters.
Source :Skai
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