
Former US Marine Paul Whelan revealed the moment his newfound freedom from a Russian prison felt “real” — as he joked that he was ready to indulge in some “medicinal” alcohol now that he was back on US soil. Whelan, 54, disembarked at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field in Texas around 3 a.m. Friday with Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, 32, and radio journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, 47, KSAT reported. The trio and their families were accompanied by US hostage envoy Roger Carstens, who walked them through the reintegration process,...